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

ca. 600 - 900

Maya

Shell

3 3/4 x 5 1/8 x 3/8 in. (9.53 x 13.02 x 0.95 cm)

Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection

63.20

Photo: Elizabeth Mann

Now on view at the Seattle Art Museum

Resources

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.

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