Seated noble in an act of autosacrifice/drawing blood from his penis
Seated noble in an act of autosacrifice/drawing blood from his penis
Seated noble in an act of autosacrifice/drawing blood from his penis
Seated noble in an act of autosacrifice/drawing blood from his penis

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Seated noble in an act of autosacrifice/drawing blood from his penis,

600–800

Maya
Late Classic Period
y1987-28

Information

Title
Seated noble in an act of autosacrifice/drawing blood from his penis
Dates

600–800

Medium
Ceramic with gray slip and yellow pigment
Dimensions
h. 17.0 cm., w. 13.3 cm., d. 14.5 cm. (6 11/16 x 5 1/4 x 5 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, gift of Leonard H. Bernheim Jr., Class of 1959
Object Number
y1987-28
Place Made

North America, Mexico, Campeche, Maya area, Jaina Island or vicinity

Culture
Maya
Period
Late Classic
Type
figurines, ceramics
Materials
pigment, slip, ceramic
Subject
rituals (events), noblemen, figures (representations), men, bloodletters

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