Crocodile whistle and rattle
Maya artist(s)
Date: 700–800 CE
Medium: Ceramic, Maya blue pigment
Dimensions: H. 2 x W. 3 3/8 x D. 7 3/8 in. (5.1 x 8.5 x 18.7cm)
Classification: Ceramics-Musical Instruments
Country: Mexico
Culture: Maya
Themes: Crocodiles, Musical Instruments
The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Bequest of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1979
Date range
700 – 800
Largest dimension
18.7 cm
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