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Art of the Ancient Americas
Maker: Unknown
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.
Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of such records is ongoing.