Seated Monkey Vessel
CultureChorrera
Titles
- Seated Monkey Vessel
Date1500 BC–500 AD
PlaceEcuador
MediumEarthenware with slip
Dimensionsvessel: 8 × 7 × 7 1/2 inches (20.3 × 17.7 × 19 cm)
Credit LineGift of William B. O'Boyle
Object number91.1806
Not on view
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Department
Art of the Indigenous AmericasObject Type
Exhibition History"Pre-Columbian Art from Mesoamerica and Ecuador: Selections from Distinguished Private Collections," Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, October 9–November 30, 1980.
"From Playful Pups to Feathered Serpents: Animals in Ancient Mesoamerican Art," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2000–2001. (Traveling Library Exhibition).
Published References Benson, Elizabeth. Pre-Columbian Art from Mesoamerica and Ecuador: Selections from Distinguished Private Collections. Coral Gables, FL: Lowe Art Museum, 1980. Figure 33, pages 20 and 18.
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