Unknown Central and South American
Covered Bowl with Owl-Head Handle

Covered Bowl with Owl-Head Handle

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Artist
CultureMaya
Titles
  • Covered Bowl with Owl-Head Handle
Date100–600 AD
PlaceGuatemala
MediumEarthenware with slip
DimensionsOverall: 11 7/8 × 13 7/8 in. (30.2 × 35.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. George R. Brown
Object number77.47.A,.B
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas
Object Type
ProvenanceGeorge Rufus Brown (1898–1983) and Alice Pratt Brown (1902–1984), Houston, until 1977; given to MFAH, 1977.
Exhibition History"From Playful Pups to Feathered Serpents: Animals in Ancient Mesoamerican Art," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2000–2001. (Traveling Library Exhibition).

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