Plaque with Figure in Jaguar Costume
Plaque with Figure in Jaguar Costume
Zapotec
About A.D. 300–900
Mexico, Oaxaca
Jade
Acquired by exchange, 2000.238
Zapotec jade ornaments as large and elaborate as this example are very rare. It portrays a man wearing a jaguar costume, a common theme in Zapotec monumental art. A jade similar to this one was found in an offering cache at the site of Monte Albán, in Oaxaca.
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