Feline Effigy Stirrup Vessel
This vessel shows a feline, probably a jaguar, devouring a snake. Both their bodies are covered in incised markings, probably alluding to the jaguar’s spots and the pattern of the snakeskin. The humanlike positioning and proportions of the larger creature’s body suggests that...
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79390
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Sale, Sotheby's, New York, May 16, 1989, lot 3; Private collection, May 16, 1989, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2009, by gift.
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CC0
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en
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3
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| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_48.2843_3Qtr_DD_T09.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_48.2843_3Qtr_DD_T09.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_48.2843_3Qtr_DD_T09.jpg |
| imageCount | 3 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/48.2843 |
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