Cranium covered in stucco

3D Model

Stuccoed anthropomorphic skull, apparently female, that has teeth in both jaws and a complete cochlea. The skull is covered in stucco which was modeled to show a face with feline features, with open eyes, a prominent nose, open mouth and modeled ears. It is probably a jaguar, given the supernatural importance of such animal in Mayan culture. This piece was analyzed with the Carbon 14 test which dated it to the 16th century, just before the time of the Contact with the Europeans.

IDAEH Cultural Property No. 1.2.144.0488

www.fundacionrutamaya.org

Special thanks to the staff of La Ruta Maya Foundation for their hard work on this project.

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