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Colima Vessel in the Form of a Jaguar - PF.0928,Origin: Western Mexico,Circa: 300 BC to 300 AD,Dimensions: 5.5" (14.0cm) high x 4" (10.2cm) wide,Collection: Pre-Columbian,Style: Colima,Medium: Terracotta. In the cosmography of ancient Mesoamerica, the Jaguar was a fierce and potent God. In this charming vessel, however, the jungle cat seems somehow sweet and docile, too fat to be of any apparent danger. Perhaps by rendering him in this pleasent fashion, the artists were seeking to domesticate the unknown.
Antiquities
Ancient Central America & Mexico
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