Architectural Ornament in the Form of a Serpent Rattle

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Architectural Ornament in the Form of a Serpent Rattle

Mexico, Basin of Mexico, Teotihuacan, Teotihuacan, 450–650 CE
Stone
Basalt
17 × 8 × 5 in. (43.18 × 20.32 × 12.7 cm)
Gift of Constance McCormick Fearing (AC1992.134.18)
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Peterson, Jeanette Favrot and Green, Judith Strupp. Precolumbian Flora and Fauna: Continuity of Plant and Animal Themes in Mesoamerican Art. San Diego, CA: Mingei International Museum of World Folk Art, 1990.