https://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/16943/fullWhistle in the form of a feline-masked seated figure600-900Veracruz artist(s)Overall: 9 x 5.5 x 5 cm (3 9/16 x 2 3/16 x 1 15/16 in.)Earthenware, black bitumen, and hand-built.Gift of George and Helen GardinerOrigin: Veracruz, MexicoG83.1.800Veracruz whistle in the form of a feline-masked figure, Late Classic period, seated holding long arms between his knees, with a bared snout and protruding fangs. The figure has semi-circular ears and eyes, and there are traces of black pigment remaining.
MesoamericaCeramics from Ancestral Abiayala[]Ancestral AbiayalaMesoamerica183325467Central VeracruzLate Classic period (600-850 CE)