Effigy Vessel Fragment

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Artwork is in the public domain. Image courtesy of the Ruth and Elmer Museum of Art at Hamilton…
Effigy Vessel Fragment
Artwork is in the public domain. Image courtesy of the Ruth and Elmer Museum of Art at Hamilton College, Clinton, NY. Photo by Bryan Edwards, Class of 2019. For educational purposes only.
Datec. 700-950 C.E.
MediumCeramic
DimensionsOverall: 6 1/2 × 7 1/2 × 3 1/2 in. (16.5 × 19.1 × 8.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute, Museum of Art
Object number2001.1.31a-b
Not on view
DescriptionFragment from a red clay rounded vessel, possibly an urn, depicting a jaguar head and shoulders with a decorative collar. Head is hollow and possibly a rattle with openings at the corners of the figure's mouth and debris inside making audible noise when moved. Unclear if figure is repersenting an anthropomorphic jaguar (diety?) or a human wearing a jaguar mask.
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Exhibition History 2010
Clinton. Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College. "Look Up. Visions of Earth-Sky: Mesoamerica and the Cosmos," January 18 - April 18, 2010. (no cat.)
Provenance 2001: Hamilton College (Fred L. Emerson Gallery), by gift of Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute. Gift of Francis and Lilly Robicsek.
Markings Sticker: white adhesive sticker with "F" in black marker on verso at bottom.
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