Vessel in the Form of a Bag of Beans

CultureNasca
Titles
  • Vessel in the Form of a Bag of Beans
Date100 BC–700 AD
MediumEarthenware with slip
DimensionsOverall: 6 15/16 × 5 3/8 × 5 3/8 in. (17.6 × 13.7 × 13.7 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Robin and Lela Gibbs in honor of Frances Marzio at "One Great Night in November, 2009"
Object number2009.1497
Not on view

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ProvenancePrivate collection, New York, since 1982; [The Merrin Gallery, Inc., until 2009]; purchased by MFAH, 2009.

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