Unknown Central and South American
Eccentric Sculpture of a Serpent

CultureMaya
Titles
  • Eccentric Sculpture of a Serpent
Date600–1000 AD
Possible placeGuatemala
Possible placeMexico
Possible placeBelize
Possible placeHonduras
MediumObsidian
Dimensions11 × 3 1/4 × 1/2 in. (27.9 × 8.3 × 1.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Accessions Endowment Fund
Object number2017.245
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
205M Wiess Gallery
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ProvenancePossibly, [Willard Vine Clerk, Malden Bridge, NY] [1]; purchased by [André Emmerich, New York, by 1966] [1]; purchased by private collection, Europe, October 22, 1966; [Sotheby's, New York, Sale N09619, "Art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas," May 15, 2017, Lot 63]; purchased by MFAH, 2017.

[1] Emmerich catalog, no. M-49.
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