CultureMaya
Titles
- Tripod Vase with Mythological Scene
Date600–900 AD
Possible placeGuatemala
Possible placeMexico
MediumEarthenware with slip
DimensionsOverall: 3 1/2 × 4 1/8 dia. in. (8.9 × 10.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Frank Carroll
Object number2007.1776
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
205M Wiess Gallery
Exposé
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Department
Art of the Indigenous AmericasObject Type
[1] Date of acquisition verified by David Joralemon, former curator of the collection.
Exhibition HistoryThe Bayly Art Museum, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, Spring 1982.
“Fangs, Feathers, and Fins: Sacred Creatures in Ancient American Art,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 15, 2014–March 22, 2015.
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, on loan, January 28, 2004–December 12, 2007, when accessioned as gift.
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600–900 AD
Earthenware with slip
2014.83
Late 19th to early 20th century
Steel, wood, brass, rattan, boar's tusks, and tiger teeth
2004.2417.A,.B
1900–1945
Earthenware with slip, bone, antler, leather, feathers, turquoise, and shell
44.164