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Crouching Jaguar Plaque300–900 CE

On view:
Geffen Galleries
Carved jade plaque with mottled green and brown surface, incised with a stylized zoomorphic face in low relief, irregularly shaped with a pointed lower-right projection
Title
Crouching Jaguar Plaque
Culture
Maya
Place Made
Mexico or Guatemala
Date Made
300–900 CE
Medium
Jadeite
Dimensions
3 4/5 x 4 3/10 x 1/2 in. (9.652 x 10.922 x 1.27 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2010.115.645
Classification
Stone
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas
Curatorial Notes

This greenstone plaque, carved in low relief, bears the image of a crouching jaguar in profile, its snarling mouth revealing its teeth. A necklace, presumably comprised of jade beads, hangs around its neck. The reverse side of the plaque is uncarved.

Alyce de Carteret

2024