Eccentric flint
Date1200 A.D. - 1500 B.C.
Maker
Mexican
Maker
Maya
Label TextBlades of flint are often chipped in unusual shapes. This claw-shaped example may have been worn on the hands of royal individuals during ceremonies to represent the paws of the jaguar, one of the most revered creatures in ancient Mesoamerica. Flint was associated with Chac, the Maya god of rain and lightning.
Object number57.73
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Feasting with the Gods: Art and Ceremony in Ancient Mesoamerica and the Central Andes, December 11, 2003 - July 19, 2004Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection
Dimensions4 1/2 x 5 5/8 x 7/16 in. (11.43 x 14.29 x 1.11 cm)
MediumFlint
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