Jaina
archaeological site, Mexico
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place in Mesoamerican art
- In Native American art: Mexico and Middle America
…is the island cemetery of Jaina, from which have come magnificently modelled figurines that are certainly among the finest clay works of antiquity. These sacrificial burial figures, replicas of Mayan personages in ceremonial finery, provide a remarkable insight into the customs, lifestyles, and costumes of the Classic Mayan people.
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