Monkey Vessel

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CultureMoche

Titles

Monkey Vessel

Date50–100 AD

PlacePeru

MediumEarthenware with slip

Dimensions5 9/16 × 3 1/4 × 4 3/4 in. (14.1 × 8.3 × 12.1 cm)

Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Meredith J. Long in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Object number2007.1192

Non exposé

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Department

Art of the Indigenous Americas

Object Type

CERAMICS

Provenance[Shango Galleries, Dallas, until 1987]; purchased by Meredith and Cornelia Long, Houston, 1987–2007; given to MFAH, 2007.
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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