Bowl with Two Waterbirds

CultureMaya
Titles
  • Bowl with Two Waterbirds
Date600–900 AD
PlaceHolmul, Guatemala
MediumEarthenware with slip
DimensionsOverall: 4 1/4 × 7 1/4 in. (10.8 × 18.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of William B. O'Boyle
Object number91.1804
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
205M Wiess Gallery
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, FL, October 9–November 30, 1980.

"Craftsmen to the Kings: Rural Maya Stone Technology at Colhá, Belize." J. Wayne Stark University Center Galleries, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, March 20 to May 18, 1997 (LN: 97.23)

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