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
Exposé
Explore Further
Department
Art of the Indigenous AmericasObject Type
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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150–650 AD
Earthenware with slip and traces of polychrome pigment
97.113.A,.B
600–900 AD
Earthenware with slip and traces of polychrome pigment
93.389.A,.B