Unknown Central and South American
Head Cup

CultureZapotec
Titles
  • Head Cup
Date200 BC–100 AD
PlaceOaxaca, Mexico
MediumEarthenware with slip
DimensionsOverall: 2 7/8 × 5 × 6 9/16 in. (7.3 × 12.7 × 16.7 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Alice Pratt Brown Museum Fund
Object number88.56
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
205M Wiess Gallery
On view

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Object Type
Provenance[Fine Arts of Ancient Lands, Inc., New York, until 1988]; purchased by MFAH, 1988.
Exhibition History"Containers and Vessels" The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston October 21, 1989–January 1990. Subsequent tour

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