坐姿人物中心（焚香） - 美国大都会艺术博物馆展品查阅

品名（中）	坐姿人物中心（焚香）
品名（英）	Seated Figure Censer (Incensario)
入馆年号	1982年，1982.394a, b
策展部门	迈克尔·洛克菲勒之翼（The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing）
创作者
创作年份	公元 400 - 公元 600
创作地区	危地马拉（Guatemala）
分类	陶瓷容器（Ceramics-Containers）
尺寸	高 14 3/4 英寸 (37.5 厘米)
介绍（中）	从寺庙的台阶到洞穴内部，人们在各种各样的环境中都发现了燃烧物，这表明了古代中美洲燃烧仪式的重要性。人们认为，燃烧科帕尔香所产生的滚滚浓烟伴随着玛雅王国的每一个重大仪式。这里所示的香炉上描绘的是一个坐着的人物，可能是一位统治者，周围围绕着神话中的生物，这些生物围绕着他的头部，对称地位于他的两侧。中心人物的浮雕更高，盘腿坐着，双臂小心地放在胸前。双手的位置，向内握着，触摸着，从雕刻的石碑上就可以知道，在那里它承载着统治的含义。人物的膝盖上描绘了人头或面具状的元素。这个数字可能代表了一个受人尊敬的祖先的广义概念。
介绍（英）	Censers, or incensarios, have been discovered in a wide range of contexts, from the steps of temples to cave interiors, indicative of the importance of burning rituals in ancient Mesoamerica. It is thought that billowing clouds of smoke, produced by the burning of copal incense, accompanied every major ceremony in the Maya realm. Depicted on the censer illustrated here is a seated figure, perhaps a ruler, surrounded by aspects of mythological creatures that are stacked about his head and symmetrically flank his sides. The central figure is in higher relief, sitting cross-legged with arms carefully positioned in front of his chest. The position of the hands, held inward and touching, is known from sculpted stone monuments, where it carries connotations of rulership. A human head or masklike element is depicted in the figure's lap. The figure may represent a generalized concept of revered ancestor.