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Bottle with Stylized Jaguar Paw1200–800 BCE

Not on view
Ceramic bottle-form vessel with spherical body and tall cylindrical neck, dark charcoal unglazed surface with incised oval and radiating claw-like motifs
Title
Bottle with Stylized Jaguar Paw
Culture
Olmec
Place Made
Date Made
1200–800 BCE
Medium
Ceramic
Dimensions
Diameter: 6 4/5 in. (17.272 cm); 10 4/5 x 6 x 6 in. (27.432 x 15.24 x 15.24 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2010.115.594
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.
  • 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.