Plumbateware Jar with Aged Deity

CultureMaya
Titles
  • Plumbateware Jar with Aged Deity
Date900–1250 AD
Possible placeSouthwestern, Guatemala
MediumEarthenware with slip
DimensionsOverall: 7 5/16 × 5 × 5 5/8 in. (18.6 × 12.7 × 14.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Agnes Cullen Arnold Endowment
Object number89.32
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
205M Wiess Gallery
On view

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Provenance[Alphonse Jax, New York, until 1989]; purchased by MFAH, 1989.

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