This artifact, found in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, is featured in a piece by Lapham Quarterly, excerpted from the book *Eight Bears: Mythical Pasts and Imperiled Futures* by Gloria Dickie.
It’s a really interesting article that explores the supposed “scarcity”of spectacled bear iconography in ancient Andean art. For those interested, here’s the link; it’s well worth a read: [https://www.laphamsquarterly.org/roundtable/surprising-dearth-spectacled-bears](https://www.laphamsquarterly.org/roundtable/surprising-dearth-spectacled-bears)
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This artifact, found in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, is featured in a piece by Lapham Quarterly, excerpted from the book *Eight Bears: Mythical Pasts and Imperiled Futures* by Gloria Dickie.
It’s a really interesting article that explores the supposed “scarcity”of spectacled bear iconography in ancient Andean art. For those interested, here’s the link; it’s well worth a read: [https://www.laphamsquarterly.org/roundtable/surprising-dearth-spectacled-bears](https://www.laphamsquarterly.org/roundtable/surprising-dearth-spectacled-bears)
Here’s a link to the Met’s page on the artifact: [Metropolitan Museum of Art Artifact](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/308383).