A rare Veracruz Jaguar Hacha, Classic Period, ca. 600 - 900 CE Sculpture a square geometric border framing

a square geometric border framing the motif

Jean-Michel Gozlan

Dimensions: Length: 28

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A rare Veracruz Jaguar Hacha, Classic Period, ca. 600 - 900 CE Sculpture a square geometric border framingCarved from gray volcanic stone and covered in red cinnabar, this fine abstract hacha is carved into a jaguar head in profile with wide open jaws with a large extended tongue that dominates the hacha, curving downwards from the roof of the mouth to the lower jaw, and is the only part of the stone that is highly polished. A notch at the top of the head implies ears, and another at the tip of the snout indicates a nose. For a very similar example see: