Pre-Hispanic Collection
Jaguar-shaped Sculpture
IDAEH Cultural Property No. 1.2.144.0931
Category Sculptures and Monuments, Stone objects
01 Photograph Gallery
Photo credits: Cultural Property Register (IDAEH)
02 Object Information
- Description
Zoomorphic sculpture depicting a jaguar seated on a bench, supported by its forelegs. Its carved features include erect ears, open eyes, and open jaws. What appears to be the skeletal face of an animal is sculpted in relief on the back.
The bench is tetrapod and decorated with fluted volutes at the corners.
* Central Highlands, Kaminaljuyú area.
- Period
- CLASSIC (150/200 A.D.-900 A.D.)
- Provenance
- Central Highlands of Guatemala
- Medium / Material
- Basalt stone
- Technique
- Carved, percussion, Worked
- Dimensions
Height: 29.5 cm
Width: 14 cm
03 References and Exhibitions
- References to similar objects
- Exhibitions
Financiera de Occidente (November 2011 – August 2012)
“THE POWER OF THE JAGUAR IN THE MAYA UNIVERSE.” Design Center, Guatemala (January 30 – February 28, 2013)
Financiera de Occidente, Guatemala (August 2017-February 2018)
On display, indefinitely, at the JAGUAR hábitat. La Aurora Zoological Park, Zone 13, Guatemala City (starting March 21, 2026)
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