Jaguar-Head Vessel

CultureChavín
Titles
  • Jaguar-Head Vessel
Date450–200 BC
PlacePeru
MediumEarthenware with slip
Dimensionso/a: 8 3/4 × 6 3/8 × 5 1/8 inches (22.2 × 16.2 × 13.0 cm)
Credit LineGift of Robert H. Wilson, Jr.
Object number92.262
Not on view

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ProvenanceRobert (Bob) H. Wilson, Jr., (1924–2004), Houston, until 1987; given to MFAH, 1992.

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