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Figure Wearing a Jaguar-Skin Cape1000–400 BCE

Not on view
Small dark stone sculpture of a seated human figure with a hooded head, folded arms, and simplified facial features, with a polished surface and areas of wear

Unknown, Figure Wearing a Jaguar-Skin Cape, 1000–400 BCE, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Constance McCormick Fearing, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Figure Wearing a Jaguar-Skin Cape
Culture
Olmec
Place Made
Mexico
Date Made
1000–400 BCE
Medium
Black serpentine
Dimensions
5 1/2 x 2 3/4 x 2 1/4 in. (13.97 x 6.98 x 5.71 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Constance McCormick Fearing
Accession Number
AC1996.146.2
Classification
Stone
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas