Figural Ocarina
Artist
Maya artist(s)
CultureMaya
OriginJaina Island, Mexico
PeriodLate Classic Period (600-850 CE)
Date600-800
MediumEarthenware, red pigment, blue pigment, and hand-built.
DimensionsOverall: 17.5 x 6.3 x 6 cm (6 7/8 x 2 1/2 x 2 3/8 in.)
DescriptionMaya ocarina (multiple-note whistle) figure, Jaina, Late Classic period, with long stem, four open petals and the bust of an old man emerging from the centre. His arms extended, wearing pendant necklace, and a headdress with two discs and incised projections. It is painted in orange and white pigment.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.127
Classifications
Ancestral AbiayalaSub-classification
MesoamericaCollections
Status
Not on view
Artist / Maker: Maya artist(s)
550-850
Object number: G83.1.124a-b
Artist / Maker: Maya artist(s)
650-750
Object number: G83.1.126
Artist / Maker: Zacatecas artist(s)
200-500 CE
Object number: G83.1.16.1-.2
Artist / Maker: Maya artist(s)
650-750
Object number: G83.1.128
Artist / Maker: Nayarit artist(s)
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.43.1 - 2
