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Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Shell pendant depicting a young lord, and the Jaguar god riding a serpent
Photo: Elizabeth Mann

Shell pendant depicting a young lord, and the Jaguar god riding a serpent

Dateca. 600 - 900
Maker Maya
Object number63.20
Photo CreditPhoto: Elizabeth Mann
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Art of the Ancient Americas, July 10, 1999 - May 11, 2003. Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Feasting with the Gods: Art and Ceremony in Ancient Mesoamerica and the Central Andes, Dec. 11, 2003 - July 19, 2004. Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Cosmic Beings in Mesoamerican and Andean Art, Nov. 10, 2018 - ongoing.
Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection
Dimensions3 3/4 x 5 1/8 x 3/8 in. (9.53 x 13.02 x 0.95 cm)
MediumShell
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Maya
ca. 600 - 900
Object number: 99.77
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Maya
ca. 600 - 900
Object number: 82.166
Pendant or charm (animal head-deer)
Maya
550-950
Object number: 99.78
Modern manufacture
Object number: 66.135
Photo: Susan Cole
Maya
ca. 600 - 900
Object number: 81.109
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Maya
ca. 600 - 900
Object number: 99.73
Carved pendant
Mexican
Object number: 58.17
Tortoise Shell and Ivory Snuff Tray
Chinese
1760-1840
Object number: 33.1037
Shell Bracelet
Object number: 57.21
Ancient American
Object number: 48.17
Conch
Ancient American
Object number: 56.282