Relief fragment: a king or god in the jaws of a serpent
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Provenance
Purchased by the Sainsbury Centre, University of East Anglia from John A. Stokes Jnr., New York in 1977 out of funds provided by Robert and Lisa Sainsbury.
Not on display
Title/Description: Relief fragment: a king or god in the jaws of a serpent
Materials: Limestone
Measurements: h. 393 x w. 228 x d. 68 mm
Accession Number: 671
Historic Period: Late Classic period (AD 600-900)
Production Place: Chiapas, Mesoamerica, Mexico, Palenque (?), The Americas
Cultural Group: Maya
Credit Line: Purchased with support from Robert and Lisa Sainsbury, 1977