Teotihuacan Ocelot on display in the British Museum
Material
Calcite onyx
Size
Height 16 cm, Length 33.5cm
Created
400-600 AD
Discovered
Teotihuacan, Mexico
Present location
British Museum, London
Registration
Am1926-22
The Teotihuacan Ocelot or Teotihuacán Ocelot is the name of an alabaster sculpture of a feline found at the ancient Mesoamerican site of Teotihuacan, central Mexico. Discovered in the late nineteenth century, it was purchased by the British Museum in 1926.[1]
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