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Collections

Open Maw Eccentric Flint with K'awiil Faces600–900 CE

On view:
Geffen Galleries
Knapped flint object with a large central opening, jagged outer silhouette, and thorn-like projections, in translucent dark brown and gray stone
Title
Open Maw Eccentric Flint with K'awiil Faces
Culture
Maya
Place Made
Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala, or Belize
Date Made
600–900 CE
Medium
Chert
Dimensions
6 1/2 x 7 4/5 x 1/2 in. (16.51 x 19.812 x 1.27 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2010.115.1023
Classification
Stone
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.