Pedestal Vase with Two Seated Figures

CultureMaya
Titles
  • Pedestal Vase with Two Seated Figures
Date600–900 AD
Possible placeMexico
Possible placeGuatemala
MediumEarthenware with slip and polychrome pigment
DimensionsOverall: 8 3/4 × 5 1/16 in. (22.2 × 12.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number67.11
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
205M Wiess Gallery
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Provenance[John Stokes, Jr., New York, until 1967]; purchased by MFAH, 1967.
Exhibition History"On the Edge of the Maya World: Stone Vases from the Ulúa Valley, Honduras." at MFAH from Feb. 23–May 31, 1992. (Exh. # EX.1992.UV.40)

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