Pair of Tlaloc Eyepieces

Pair of Tlaloc Eyepieces

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Pair of Tlaloc Eyepieces
CultureMaya
Titles
  • Pair of Tlaloc Eyepieces
Date900–1200
MediumMother-of-pearl
Dimensions.1: 5 1/2 × 4 1/2 × 1 in. (14 × 11.4 × 2.5 cm)
 .2: 5 3/4 × 4 1/4 × 1/2 in. (14.6 × 10.8 × 1.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Frank Carroll in memory of Frank and Eleanor Carroll
Object number2016.31.1,.2
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
205M Wiess Gallery
On view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas
Object Type
ProvenanceJay C. Leff (1925–2000), Uniontown, PA, by at least 1969–1983 [1]; [Sotheby's, New York, May 12–13, 1983, lot 35]; purchased by Lawrence Witten, Cornwall, CT, May 1983; purchased by [Art of the Ancient World, New York]; purchased by private collection, New York, 1996–2016; sold through Atlantic Art Partners, New York; purchased by Frank Carroll, Houston, February 18, 2016; given to MFAH, 2016.

[1] Letter from Walter Randel, July 28, 2015.
Exhibition History"Pre-Columbian Art of Mesoamerica from the Collection of Jay C. Leff," Allentown Art Museum, Pennsylvania, February 13–April 2, 1972.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
.1, Verso: Inscribed in ink, center: PC325A
.2, Verso: Inscribed in ink, center: PC325B

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