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View full screenCylinder vase depicting a dancing 'Waterlily Jaguar' accompanied in a procession by three zoomorphic spirit companions playing instruments including a drum and maracas: Central America, Guatemala, Alta Verapaz, Chamá-style, Maya, c. 600-800 AD
A.1976.283
Unknown
Chama, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala, Central America
c. 600
Maya, Late Classic period
Painted with masked figures and a dancing jaguar
Chama, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala, Central America
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