A rare Veracruz Jaguar Hacha, Classic Period, ca. 600 - 900 CE Sculpture A fine Parthian carved red

A fine Parthian carved red jasper amulet

Provenance:  Ex Collection of David Van Vleck

During the period of great prosperity that followed

MelbourneSouth Australian Museum

A rare Veracruz Jaguar Hacha, Classic Period, ca. 600 - 900 CE Sculpture A fine Parthian carved redCarved 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: