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Owl Palma800–1100

On view:

Geffen Galleries, Stonework from Mesoamerica and the Caribbean Coast

Stone sculpture of a stylized human head with large goggle-like carved eyes, a projecting triangular nose, and two wing-like projections at the crown with parallel grooved lines

Title: Owl Palma
Culture: Classic Veracruz
Place Made: Mexico, Veracruz, Veracruz
Date Made: 800–1100
Medium: Basalt
Dimensions: 7 1/4 × 5 3/4 × 4 5/8 in. (18.42 × 14.61 × 11.75 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Constance McCormick Fearing
Accession Number: AC1993.217.19
Classification: Stone
Collecting Area: Art of the Ancient Americas
Selected Bibliography: O'Neil, Megan E. Forces of Nature: Ancient Maya Arts from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Beijing Shi: Wen wu chu ban she, 2018.