Figure of a Jaguar Attacking a Man, by Maya, Probably 250–900
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Figure of a Jaguar Attacking a Man

Maya (Possibly Tabasco, Mexico)

Probably 250–900

Medium
Wood
Classification
Sculpture
Dimensions
4.5 × 7 cm (1 3/4 × 2 3/4 in.)
Culture
Mexico
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago, Arts of the Americas
Credit line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. D. Daniel Michel
Rights
Public domain (CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
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