Serpent Head from Copan
Unidentified Maya maker
8th century
Stone with traces of pigment
Overall: 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through the Evelyn A. and William B. Jaffe Fund
S.967.117
Geography
Place Made: Copan, Honduras, Central America
Period
500-1000
Object Name
Figure
Research Area
Americas
Not on view
Exhibition History
Barrows Print Room, Hopkins Center Art Galleries, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, April 5-24, 1974.
Pre-Columbian Art, Barrows Window, Hopkins Center Art Galleries, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, March 18-May 15, 1977.
Provenance
Frank Caro (1904-1980) Chinese Art, New York, New York; sold to present collection, 1967.
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