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Collections

Carved Manatee Rib with Figure Emerging from Crocodile700–1000 CE

Not on view
Carved ivory or bone tusk with stacked relief figures and a stylized human head at the top, curving to an undecorated tip
Title
Carved Manatee Rib with Figure Emerging from Crocodile
Culture
Maya
Place Made
Mexico, possibly Yucatan
Date Made
700–1000 CE
Medium
Manatee bone with pigment
Dimensions
8 1/2 × 1 × 1 in. (21.59 × 2.54 × 2.54 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2010.115.216
Classification
Organic Materials
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas
Selected 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.