Plaque with Rain or Maize Deity

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Plaque with Rain or Maize Deity

Mexico, Guerrero, Tabasco, or Veracruz, Olmec, 900–400 BCE
Stone
Serpentine
2 7/10 x 3 1/5 x 1 1/2 in. (6.858 x 8.128 x 3.81 cm)
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost (M.2010.115.336)
Art of the Ancient Americas
Currently on public view:
Resnick Pavilion, floor 1

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Bibliography

  • O'Neil, Megan E. Forces of Nature: Ancient Maya Arts from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Beijing Shi: Wen wu chu ban she, 2018.
  • Magaloni, Diana, Davide Domenici, and Alyce de Carteret. We Live in Painting: the Nature of Color in Mesoamerican Art. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2024.