Roaring Jaguar head in dark green Guatemalan jadeite, about 25x25mm, with holes through both ears for stringing
Carved in real Guatemalan jade (not green serpentine) by a Honduran Maya artist influenced by the Maya archeological site at Copan.
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A symbol for strength, courage and the ability to foresee the future, the jaguar appears as statues and/or paintings on many ancient Maya structures.
Balam, the word for jaguar in at least one Maya language, is also an important animal in Maya cosmology. Related to both the sun and the night, the jaguar was believed to be able to transcend the barrier between the living and the dead.
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