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Object Number
63-24-20/76378.1.16
Display Title
The Jaguar God
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: Oaxaca, Zapotec. Cat. No. 47126 / The Jaguar God (Dios Tigre) / Height: 6". Color: Very dark gray ceramic with a light tan wash and vestiges of red pigment. This piece shows the jaguar couchant facing the corner of a pedestal on which is a toponymic. Epoch III-A. (A.D. 350 - 600) Note tiger's paws without claws but with four toes designed like fingers. The transverse design on the shell bell appears on most other bells. Collected by G.W.E. Griffith in 1885 and acquired by Museum in 1889. / April 1963, Photo by: Morton Bartlett, 15 Fayette St. Boston 16. Mass.
Department
Photographic
Date
April 1963
Artist
Morton Bartlett
Culture
- Mesoamerican
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
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Mexico
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Oaxaca
Dimensions
Overall: 25.4001 × 20.6375 cm (10 × 8 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
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