Unknown Central and South American
Bowl with Water Scene

CultureMaya
Titles
  • Bowl with Water Scene
Date600–900 AD
PlaceGuatemala
MediumEarthenware with painted stucco
DimensionsOverall: 5 5/8 × 7 1/16 in. (14.2 × 17.9 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Alice Pratt Brown Museum Fund
Object number92.112
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
205M Wiess Gallery
On view

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ProvenanceThe Lands Beyond Ltd.;
MFAH, 1992, 92.112
Exhibition History“Fangs, Feathers, and Fins: Sacred Creatures in Ancient American Art,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 15, 2014–March 22, 2015.

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