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Art of the Ancient Americas
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Kneeling Were-Jaguar Figure
900–400 B.C.
Gray and brown stone
8.89 × 7.303 × 6.35 cm (3 1/2 × 2 7/8 × 2 1/2 in.)
Gift of Peter David Joralemon, B.A. 1969, M.Phil 1974
2010.228.8
Culture:
Olmec
Period:
Middle Formative Period
Classification:
Sculpture
Provenance:
Ex collection: Kansas City Private Collector
Acquired from Sotheby's New York, 5/27/98, Lot 350, before restoration of the ears.
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