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Jaguar Vessel900–1200 CE

Not on view
Ceramic vessel with dark brown slip, wide rounded body, short neck, and sculptural animal head on the shoulder, with incised curvilinear relief decoration across the surface

Unknown, Jaguar Vessel, 900–1200 CE, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Constance McCormick Fearing, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Jaguar Vessel
Culture
Maya
Place Made
Guatemala Piedmont
Date Made
900–1200 CE
Medium
Burnished ceramic with slip
Dimensions
Height: 4 3/4 in. (12.07 cm); Circumference: 19 1/2 in. (49.53 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Constance McCormick Fearing
Accession Number
M.83.217.39
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas