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Jaguar effigy vessel base
Maya
Late Classic Period
A.D. 650–850
Object Place: Guatemala, Southern highlands
Medium/Technique
Earthenware: white post-fire paint
Dimensions
6.8 x 10.2 cm (2 11/16 x 4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of John B. Fulling
Accession Number1987.720b
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CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Earthenware
DescriptionSmall cylindrical vessel with three nubbin supports. Upper rim is crenelated and lower rim has a small flange; both are painted white. The vessel is the bottom half of a small jaguar effigy cache vessel; see 1987.720a for the effigy lid.
ProvenanceAbout 1971-1973, purchased in Guatemala by John B. Fulling (b. 1924 – d. 2005), Lighthouse Point, Florida; 1987, year-end gift of John B. Fulling to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 20, 1988)