Monkey Effigy Vessel

CultureJalisco (possibly)
Titles
  • Monkey Effigy Vessel
Date300 BC–300 AD
PlaceKaminaljuyú, Guatemala
MediumEarthenware with slip
Dimensionsvessel: 9 1/4 × 6 1/2 × 8 1/4 inches (23.5 × 16.5 × 21.0 cm)

Credit LineGift of William B. O'Boyle
Object number91.1801
Not on view

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ProvenanceWilliam B. O'Boyle, New York, by at least 1980–1991; given to MFAH, 1991.
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.

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