Carved jaguar bone
Carved jaguar bone
Carved jaguar bone
Carved jaguar bone
Carved jaguar bone
Carved jaguar bone

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Carved jaguar bone,

8th century CE

Maya
Late Classic Period
y1967-120

Information

Title
Carved jaguar bone
Dates

8th century CE

Medium
Bone
Dimensions
h. 13.0 cm., w. 2.9 cm., diam. 2.0 cm. (5 1/8 x 1 1/8 x 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Frances Pratt in honor of Gillett G. Griffin
Object Number
y1967-120
Place Made

North America, Maya area

Culture
Maya
Period
Late Classic
Type
bone, carving, bas-reliefs
Materials
bone
Techniques
bas-relief
Subject
figures (representations), women, jaguars

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