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Architectural Ornament in the Form of a Serpent Rattle450–650 CE

Not on view
Stone sculpture with coarse texture, low horizontal form with rounded lobes, carved channels on top surface, and one small through-hole, lit from upper left

Unknown, Architectural Ornament in the Form of a Serpent Rattle, 450–650 CE, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Constance McCormick Fearing, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Architectural Ornament in the Form of a Serpent Rattle
Culture
Teotihuacan
Place Made
Mexico, Basin of Mexico, Teotihuacan
Date Made
450–650 CE
Medium
Basalt
Dimensions
17 × 8 × 5 in. (43.18 × 20.32 × 12.7 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Constance McCormick Fearing
Accession Number
AC1992.134.18
Classification
Stone
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas
Selected Bibliography
  • Peterson, Jeanette Favrot and Green, Judith Strupp. Precolumbian Flora and Fauna: Continuity of Plant and Animal Themes in Mesoamerican Art. San Diego, CA: Mingei International Museum of World Folk Art, 1990.