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New photography by Pat Cagney captured with a digital camera.
Standing Male Figure
New photography by Pat Cagney captured with a digital camera.
New photography by Pat Cagney captured with a digital camera.

Standing Male Figure

Artist Unknown
Date750-850
MediumTerra cotta | Polychrome
DimensionsOverall: 10 1/4 x 4 1/2 in. (26 x 11.4 cm)
ClassificationsLatin American
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. in Honor of Dr. Edwin Pearlman for his Commitment to Excellence in the Museum
Object number78.520
Terms
  • Blue
  • Red
  • White
  • Mexico
  • Yucatan
  • Campeche Coast
On View
On view
DescriptionStanding male (ruler or dancer) with hands lifted, palms up, wearing ornate jewelry, tattoes on face. Blue, red, and white paint. A masterpiece of Maya portraiture of dignitary rulers. The hands and arms have been restored.

New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Unknown
post-Classic period
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Unknown
No Date
Human Effigy Figure
Unknown
Post Classic Period
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Unknown
Late Classic Period (600-900)
Image scanned and/or photographed, then color-corrected by Pat Cagney.
Unknown
Classic Period (600)
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Unknown
No Date
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Unknown
100-300 A.D.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Unknown
Late Classic (600-900)
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Unknown
Post Classic Period
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Luciano Gaspari
ca. 1955
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Unknown
Late Classic Period (600-900)
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Unknown
1300-1500 A.D.