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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Architectural Head of Jaguar
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Architectural Head of Jaguar

Maker Maya, Mexico, Northern Lowlands, Yucatan
Date800-1000
Made/manufacturedPenínsula de Yucatán, North and Central America
MediumCarved granite with traces of pigments
Dimensions8 1/4 x 7 3/4 x 10 in. (21 x 19.7 x 25.4 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of Lawrence J. Cassard, M.D.
Object number1989.11.9
Collections
DescriptionCarved stone head representing a jaguar; round face with extension of neck in back, features cut and grooved into smoothed surface. Wide mouth, teeth showing with large incisors; nose indicated by two grooves, large donut-shaped eyes, stubby feline ears, low and rounded. Traces of red pigment in grooved areas and pits of limestone.
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