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Object Number 63-24-20/76378.1.28
Display Title The Jaguar God
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: Oaxaca, Zapotec. Cat. No. C/3038 / The Jaguar God (Dios Tigre) / Height: 7". Color: Light brown ceramic with vestiges of white overwash. Originally collected "through the influence of Father Fisher, Private Secretary to Emperor Maximillian. Acquired by the Museum in 1901 by purchase from Mary Wise of Lexington, Kentucky. For discussion of this category, see Caso & Bernal's "Urnas de Oaxaca", 1952, 54. Note: 1. The unusual posture for the Jaguar God. 2. The distinctive necklace. 3. The distinctive ornament on the apron of the breech-garment (maxtlatl). Probably Epoch II. (B.C. 200 - A.D. 200) / 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 / Mexico / Oaxaca
Dimensions Overall: 25.4001 × 20.6375 cm (10 × 8 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1

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