Muscovy Duck Vessel

CultureMoche
Titles
  • Muscovy Duck Vessel
Date450–550 AD
PlacePeru
MediumEarthenware with slip
DimensionsOverall: 8 1/2 × 4 5/8 × 7 in. (21.6 × 11.8 × 17.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. Edward F. Heyne III
Object number2010.1768
Not on view

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ProvenanceFrances B. & Dr. Edward F. Heyne, III, Houston, until 2010; given to MFAH, 2010.
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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