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Collections

Mold-Made Rattle with Royal Woman and Bicephalic Serpent600–900 CE

Not on view
Small terra-cotta red ceramic sculpture of a seated frontal figure with headdress, bead necklace, and flanking serpentine scrollwork, rough-textured surface

Unknown, Mold-Made Rattle with Royal Woman and Bicephalic Serpent, 600–900 CE, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Constance McCormick Fearing, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Mold-Made Rattle with Royal Woman and Bicephalic Serpent
Culture
Maya
Place Made
Mexico, possibly Campeche
Date Made
600–900 CE
Medium
Ceramic
Dimensions
7 1/8 × 5 × 2 in. (18.1 × 12.7 × 5.08 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Constance McCormick Fearing
Accession Number
AC1996.146.45
Classification
Ceramics
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.