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Identifier (Dublin Core): TP.2022.J.15
title (VRA Ontology): Figurine of a Defiant Bound Capitive
Type (Dublin Core): figurines
name (VRA Ontology): Unknown
producer (VRA Ontology): modelers
has culture (VRA Ontology): Maya (culture or style)
date created (VRA Ontology): ca. 600–800 CE
has style period (VRA Ontology): Late Classic
location of (VRA Ontology): Isla Jaina; Yucatan; Campeche; México
has technique (VRA Ontology): molding (forming); sculpting
material (VRA Ontology): earthenware
area (VRA Ontology): 7.7 x 3.1 x 3 in (19.5 x 8 x 7.6 cm)
description (VRA Ontology): "Bound arms and nudity indicate that this figure is a captive; a well-nourished belly and calm countenance point to his status as a noble, and thus prized, prisoner. Vacant holes in the ears may have held simple white paper strips, a common adornment of Maya captives prepared for sacrifice. His missing lower legs and genitalia, as well as his bashed and broken nose, perhaps signal mutilation and torture. The figure may once have sported hair made of perishable material, which would have been attached to the recesses on the head."

—Princeton University Art Museum
Subject (Dublin Core): ceramic ware (visual works); Males; Nobility
Rights (Dublin Core): Copyright Undetermined
Access Rights (Dublin Core): Gift of Gillett G. Griffin, Princeton University Art Museum
Source (Dublin Core): https://artmuseum.princeton.edu/collections/objects/41991