{"product_id":"pre-columbian-pottery-jaguar-head","title":"Pre-Columbian Pottery Jaguar Head","description":"\u003cp\u003eVeracruz Region, Classic Period, ca. 300–900 CE\u003cbr\u003eA compelling hand-modeled terracotta head of a feline, most plausibly a jaguar, with rounded, pricked ears, a broad muzzle, and the characteristic bared dentition with exposed fangs and teeth in deep relief that hallmarks Mesoamerican jaguar imagery. The surface retains heavy earthen deposits and dark manganese\/root-stain encrustation consistent with long burial, lending the piece a powerful archaeological patina. Stylistically, the modeling; short snout, heavy jowls, and prominent lateral ears is closest to Classic Veracruz\/Remojadas feline effigies and to Maya lowland jaguar appliqué heads once attached to urns, censers, or large effigy vessels. The rough, broken lower edge indicates the piece is a fragment from a larger hollow vessel or censer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe jaguar was the supreme Mesoamerican symbol of rulership, night, the underworld, and shamanic transformation; its image appears on censers, funerary urns, and effigy vessels across Veracruz and the Maya world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions: Approx. 2 in (head) H.; 3 in. H mounted on a custom black wood display base.\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Ancient fragment; stable, with heavy earthen\/mineral deposits and expected surface wear.\u003cbr\u003eProvenance: Private Mercer Island, WA collection, by descent from Ruth Goldwyn Capps and Henry McClure Capps (1910–1991), known as \"Mac,\" an art director and production designer in Hollywood known for The Pride of the Yankees (1942), Ball of Fire (1941), and later TV productions including Rocky Jones, Space Ranger and The Life of Riley.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art for Eternity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53412026351930,"sku":"17542","price":225.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/5120\/6714\/files\/17542bl.jpg?v=1778016136","url":"https:\/\/howardnowes.com\/products\/pre-columbian-pottery-jaguar-head","provider":"Art for Eternity","version":"1.0","type":"link"}