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In the hands of a master navigator, this effigy became a powerful spiritual ally to safeguard the navigator and his vessel.
By Christina Hellmich
Stela with Queen Ix Mutal Ahaw (detail), 761 AD. Mexico or Guatemala, southern lowlands. Limestone, 92 x 45 x 3 in. (233.7 x 114.3 x 7.6 cm). Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Gift of Mrs. Paul L. Wattis, 1999.42
Claude Monet, Water Lilies, ca. 1914-1917. Oil on canvas, 65 3/8 x 56 in. Museum purchase, Mildred Anna Williams Collection, 1973.3
