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Collections

Eagle Head Labret1200–1500

On view: David Geffen GalleriesModern Silver in Mexico and Peru
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.

Unknown, Eagle Head Labret, 1200–1500, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Constance McCormick Fearing, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

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
  • Los Angeles County Museum of Art. New York: Thames and Hudson, 2003.
  • Fields, Virginia M. Children of the Plumed Serpent: the Legacy of Quetzalcoatl in Ancient Mexico. London: Scala; Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2012.

  • Selections from the Pre-Columbian Collection of Constance McCormick Fearing. Santa Barbara: Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 1967.

  • Katzew, Ilona, ed. Contested Visions in the Spanish Colonial World. Exh. Cat. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2011.
  • 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

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