| Object Name: | Jade mosaic mask representing a stylized jaguar |
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| Creation Date: | c. 1000 BC | |
| Culture: | Olmec | |
| Site: | La Venta | |
| Material: | Jade | |
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| Image source: | © Dr. Manuel Aguilar | |
| Made of large serpentine blocks, this abstract mosaic mask was systematically buried under colored clays and adobe bricks at La Venta. Tassels decorate the chin, and a cleft marks the top of the head of a serpent-jaguar conflated supernatural. Middle Formative, it is an offering dedicated to the forces of the Underworld. | ||
