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Collections

Mold-Made Rattle with Royal Woman and Bicephalic Serpent600–900 CE

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Small terracotta ceramic sculpture of a seated figure with hands pressed together at the chest, framed by scrolling side elements and a cross-shaped superstructure with a fan crest at the top
Two terracotta ceramic figures, each depicting a frontal seated figure wearing an elaborate headdress and necklace, flanked by symmetrical scrolling forms, with molded surface decoration in reddish-brown clay.
Title
Mold-Made Rattle with Royal Woman and Bicephalic Serpent
Culture
Maya
Place Made
Mexico, possibly Campeche
Date Made
600–900 CE
Medium
Ceramic
Dimensions
7 3/10 x 5 1/5 x 2 3/10 in. (18.542 x 13.208 x 5.842 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2010.115.259
Classification
Ceramics
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.