Deformed Person

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Sculpture that presents the bust of a Terminal Classic Maya male. 800-950 AD Oxkintok region, in the Puuc area, Yucatán Stone carved in high relief. These figures of inflated cheeks are very characteristic of the late style of Oxkintok, and were generally part of the decoration of the columns. The aesthetics of anthropomorphic representation departs from the Maya conventions of the Classic period. It is possible that the inflated cheeks and half-open mouth are related to the act of blowing. With regard to the crossed position of the arms, corresponds with a Mesoamerican gesture of prayer, but not usual in the Maya area. The activation of trade in this period and especially the contact with peoples from other areas, such as the Gulf of Mexico, would explain the presence of innovations in the plastic language of the figure. The cape worn by the character is characteristic of the god L and his priests.