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

Not on view
Stone sculpture with two blocky, rounded masses joined at the center, each with four stubby projections, carved from coarse ash-gray stone

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
15 × 8 1/2 × 5 in. (38.1 × 21.59 × 12.7 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Constance McCormick Fearing
Accession Number
AC1992.134.19
Classification
Stone
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas