Jaguar head of a GI type deity, probably an inset from a waist or chest assumblage

100 B.C.–A.D. 100

Medium: Marble/limestone with possible traces of cinnabar
Dimensions: 3 9/16 × 3 7/8 in. (9 × 9.8 cm)
Credit Line: Leonard C. Hanna, Jr., Class of 1913, Fund
Accession Number: 1989.37.1
Geography: Mexico
Culture: Mexico, Proto-Maya
Period: Earyl Classic Period
Classification: Sculpture
Disclaimer: 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 records is ongoing.

Bibliography

Handbook of the Collections, exh. cat. (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Art Gallery, 1992), 317, ill

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Object/Work type

animal art, sculptures, utilitarian objects

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