Head of a Deity or Noble

CultureMaya
Titles
  • Head of a Deity or Noble
Datec. 600–900
MediumStucco
Dimensions11 1/16 × 7 × 8 9/16 in. (28.1 × 17.8 × 21.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Frank Carroll
Object number2023.98
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
205M Wiess Gallery
On view

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Provenance[Veracruzana, New York, by at least May, 1969] [1]; purchased by private collection, New York, 1969–2018; [The Merrin Gallery, New York, 2018–2022]; purchased by Frank Carroll, Houston, 2022–2023, given to MFAH, 2023.

[1] Veracruzana inventory list dated, May 1969, #4.
Exhibition HistoryN/A
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Catalogue raisonnéN/A

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