Vessel with the Head of a Water Bird

CultureMaya
Titles
  • Vessel with the Head of a Water Bird
Date100–600 AD
MediumEarthenware with slip
DimensionsOverall: 8 1/2 × 7 7/16 in. diameter (21.6 × 18.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Frank Carroll in memory of Eleanor and Frank Carroll
Object number2007.1777.A,.B
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
205M Wiess Gallery
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Object Type
Provenance[Unknown dealer, Texas, mid-1960s–1986]; purchased by private collection, Indianapolis, 1986–1992; purchased by [Huber Primitive Art, Dixon, IL, in summer, 1992]; purchased by Frank Carroll, Houston, November 6, 1992–2007; given to MFAH, 2007.
Exhibition History"Birds and Beasts of Ancient Latin America," Houston Museum of Natural Science, April 15–September 15, 1996.

“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, loan, February 23, 2005–December 12, 2007, when accessioned as gift.

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