"Jaguar Head Nail Or Tenon - Chavín Culture Style, Peru"
Jaguar Head Nail Or TenonChavín culture style, Peru
Limestone
H. 15, L 16, Thickness 15 cm
Also known as a "nailed head" or cabeza clava, this sculpture is reminiscent of the architectural nails found on the façades of temples from the pre-Columbian Chavín civilisation.
This feline head may also represent a half-human, half-animal being. Its temples are decorated with two stylised avian heads,
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