Vessel in the form of a man and a jaguar

Date created
AD 400-1550
Culture/People
possibly Maya (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Expedition
S. K. Lothrop Central American Expedition (1925-1926)
Expedition leader
Samuel Kirkland Lothrop (S.K. Lothrop/SKL), Non-Indian, 1892-1965
Possible seller
Hector Varquero (Hector Barquero), Non-Indian
Collection History
Collection history unknown; purchased by anthropologist Samuel K. Lothrop (1892-1965, MAI staff member), possibly from Hector Varquero (of Suchitoto, El Salvador) in 1926 during the S. K. Lothrop Central American Expedition.
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Place
Montepeque (Hacienda Montepeque); Suchitoto Municipality; Cuscatlán Department, Central Zone; El Salvador (inferred)
See related items
Maya (archaeological culture)
Containers and Vessels
On View
NMAI, Washington DC: Window on Collections, Animals
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
14/9809
Barcode
149809.000
Object Type
Containers and Vessels
Object Name
Vessel in the form of a man and a jaguar
Media/Materials
Pottery
Techniques
Modeled
Dimensions
6.5 x 5.2 x 8.4 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws67d85199a-37c9-4883-963e-acd2a5ee54bb
Record ID
NMAI_160900