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Jaguar bones carved with hieroglyphic writings
Jaguar bones carved with hieroglyphic writings
Object Number 33-83-20/76377.1.8
Display Title Jaguar bones carved with hieroglyphic writings
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: Mexico. Oaxaca. Monte Alban. (from 1933 exhibition at the Met, "The Monte Alban Treasure") Collector: Dr. Caso (the discoverer) Print Donor: Dr. H.E. Winlock, Director, Metropolitan Museum of Art (in 1933) Credit: Metropolitan Museum of Art. Jaguar bones carved with hieroglyphic writings. see cat. in library.
Department Photographic
Date ca. 1933
Culture
  • Zapotec
  • Mesoamerican
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / New York / <County> / New York City
Materials Print, black and white adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 11.1125 × 16.51 cm (4 3/8 × 6 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Provenance
Donor Donated by Dr. Herbert Eustis Winlock

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