Wheeled Deer

CultureClassic Veracruz
Titles
  • Wheeled Deer
Date300–900 AD
PlaceMexico
MediumEarthenware with traces of polychrome pigment
DimensionsOverall: 3 7/8 × 6 5/8 × 3 7/16 in. (9.8 × 16.8 × 8.7 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Alice C. Simkins and, by exchange, Mrs. Harry C. Hanszen
Object number98.117
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
205M Wiess Gallery
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Provenance[Huber Primitive Art, Dixon, IL, until 1998]; purchased by MFAH, 1998.
Exhibition History"From Playful Pups to Feathered Serpents: Animals in Ancient Mesoamerican Art." MFAH Traveling Library Exhibition, 2000-2001.

“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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