Mexico, Campeche, Maya / Painted Jaguar Plate / c. 800Mexico, Campeche, Maya
Painted Jaguar Plate
c. 800

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Creator Nationality: North American; Central American; Mesoamerican; Mayan
Creator Dates/Places: Mexico, Campeche, Maya
Creator Active Place: Mexico, Campeche, Maya
Creator Name-CRT: Mexico, Campeche, Maya
Title: Painted Jaguar Plate
Title Type: Primary
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Creation Start Date: 750
Creation End Date: 850
Creation Date: c. 800
Object Type: Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Classification Term: Ceramic
Materials and Techniques: pottery with burnished, colored slips
Dimensions: Diameter: 41.4cm, Overall: 6.7cm
AMICA Contributor: The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number: 1990.182
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gruener
Rights: http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html
Provenance: (Stendahl Galleires, Hollywood); James and Florence Gruener, Cleveland, 1972
Context: Flamboyant painted images characterize pottery of the Late Classic period (ad 250?900) from the Yucatan Peninsula. Pose and jewelry indicate that this dancing figure is a human being in a jaguar costume.
AMICA ID: CMA_.1990.182
AMICA Library Year: 1999
Media Metadata Rights: Copyright, The Cleveland Museum of Art

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