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Head of a Ruler or Deity

Head of a Ruler or Deity

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Head of a Ruler or Deity
Artist
CultureMaya
Titles
  • Head of a Ruler or Deity
Date600–900 AD
Possible placeGuatemala
Possible placeMexico
MediumEarthenware with slip
Dimensions3 3/8 × 3 1/4 × 2 1/2 in. (8.6 × 8.3 × 6.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Isabel B. Wilson in honor of Alice Pratt Brown
Object number2008.477
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
205M Wiess Gallery
Exposé

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas
Object Type
Provenance[The Merrin Gallery, Inc., New York, by at least 2000–2008] [1]; Isabel B. Wilson (1931–2012), Houston, 2008; given to MFAH, 2008.

[1] Loan agreement with The Art Museum, Princeton University, April 26, 2000.

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