Ceremonial Jade Axe: Dragon God
date: label: Accession Date
content: 1925
name: label: Donor Name
content: Carnegie Institution of Washington
notes: label: Notes
content: From Olmec website (http://anthropology.si.edu/olmec), 2004: "Jade pendant carved in form of so-called Dragon god,. with characteristic cleft head, flame eyebrows, and downturned mouth. 'Probably one of the earliest and, considering its ubiquity, most important deity in the Olmec pantheon is the dragon, a mythical creature whose features combine elements of serpents, caimans, eagles, jaguars, and humans. Here it is carved on a ceremonial jade ax head.' (Smithsonian Timelines of the Ancient World: pg. 141)."
label: Record Last Modified
content: 26 Apr 2024
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Oaxaca (not certain), Mexico, North America
topic: label: Topic
content: Archaeology
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 089553
label: USNM Number
content: A329787-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Votive Axe
physicalDescription: label: Unknown
content: 21.5 cm
label: Unknown
content: 10 cm
label: Unknown
content: 1.9 cm