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jaguar imagery on funerary containers reflected the community’s desire to connect the deceased with supernatural forces and cycles of rebirth
Condition: Fine
One side of the vessel bears a modeled animal head—likely representing a monkey or feline—characterized by rounded eyes
Shaft Tomb TraditionProtoclassic to Early Classic Period
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Pre-Columbian Maya Jaguar Burial urn lid fragment jaguar imagery on funerary containersObject Type: Burial urn lid fragment (jaguar head)Culture: MayaRegion Site: Quich, GuatemalaPeriod: Late ClassicDate: c. 600900 CEMaterial: Terracotta with traces of pigmentDimensions: 6 3 8" x 4 5 8" Description: This terracotta fragment represents the head of a jaguar, once part of the lid of a Maya burial urn. The head is hand modeled with rounded proportions and a coarse, weathered surface. Distinct features include large rounded ears projecting
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