CultureMoche
Titles
- Crab Effigy Vessel
Date100–800 AD
PlacePeru
MediumEarthenware with slip
DimensionsOverall: 9 1/4 × 7 1/2 × 7 1/4 in. (23.5 × 19.1 × 18.4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Frank Carroll in memory of Frank L. Carroll
Object number2010.215
Non exposé
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Department
Art of the Indigenous AmericasObject Type
Exhibition History“Fangs, Feathers, and Fins: Sacred Creatures in Ancient American Art,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 15, 2014–March 22, 2015.
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