CultureGreater Nicoya, Pataky style
Titles
- Jaguar Vessel
Date1000–1550 AD
Probable placeCosta Rica
Probable placeNicaragua
MediumEarthenware with slip
DimensionsOverall: 12 3/4 × 11 3/4 × 11 3/4 in. (32.4 × 29.9 × 29.9 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Robert C. McNair, John S. Arnoldy, John S. Bace, Dunbar N. Chambers, Jr., Fred Levine, R. Cary McNair, Charles L. Sowell, and Bruce W. Wilkinson at "One Great Night in November, 1991"
Object number91.1550
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
205M Wiess Gallery
Exposé
Explore Further
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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