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Collections

Hacha in the Form of a Skull700–900 CE

Not on view
Stone architectural capital, possibly limestone, carved with a large coiling serpent or dragon in relief on the front face, with a band of smaller animal figures along the flat upper slab

Unknown, Hacha in the Form of a Skull, 700–900 CE, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Constance McCormick Fearing, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Hacha in the Form of a Skull
Culture
Huastec
Place Made
Mexico, Veracruz
Date Made
700–900 CE
Medium
Basalt stone
Dimensions
Height: 10 13/16 in. (27.46 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Constance McCormick Fearing
Accession Number
AC1996.146.37
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas
Selected Bibliography
  • Whittington, E. Michael, ed. The Sport of Life and Death: The Mesoamerican Ballgame. New York: Thames and Hudson, 2001.