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Collections

Eagle Head Labret1200–1500

Not on view
Small brass or gilded bronze sculpture of an eagle's head in profile, with raised feather relief, a hooked open beak, and a recessed eye
Gilt metal finial or handle in the form of an eagle's head, with a hooked open beak, detailed feather relief on the crown, and a smooth polished surface, photographed against a light gray background.
Small gilt bronze finial or fitting in the form of a raptor's head with open beak, finely cast with incised feather details around the eye and crown, hollow neck opening at the base.
Small gold ornament in the form of a raptor's head in profile, with a hooked beak and repoussé feather detailing around the eye, polished surface with darkened recesses.
Title
Eagle Head Labret
Culture
Ñuu Savi (Mixtec)
Place Made
Mexico, Puebla or Western Oaxaca
Date Made
1200–1500
Medium
Gold
Dimensions
1 × 1 × 1 in. (2.54 × 2.54 × 2.54 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Constance McCormick Fearing
Accession Number
AC1992.134.29
Classification
Metal
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas
Selected Bibliography
  • 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.
Selected Exhibition History
  • Contested Visions in the Spanish Colonial World. November 6, 2011 - January 29, 2012
  • Contested Visions in the Spanish Colonial World. November 6, 2011 - January 29, 2012