Unknown Central and South American
Covered Bowl with Water-Lily Handle

CultureMaya
Titles
  • Covered Bowl with Water-Lily Handle
Date100–600 AD
PlaceGuatemala
MediumEarthenware with slip
DimensionsOverall: 10 1/2 × 12 × 12 in. (26.7 × 30.5 × 30.5 cm)
Overall (.A, Bowl): 4 1/2 × 11 5/8 in. (11.4 × 29.5 cm)
Overall (.B, Lid): 5 3/4 × 11 5/8 in. (14.6 × 29.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. George R. Brown
Object number77.48.A,.B
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
205M Wiess Gallery
On view

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Object Type
Provenance[Arnold Gallery, Atlanta, GA, by 1977]; purchased by George Rufus Brown (1898–1983) and Alice Pratt Brown (1902–1984), Houston, 1977; given to MFAH, 1977.
Exhibition History"The Blood of Kings: A New Interpretation of Maya Art." Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, May 16––October 24, 1986; The Cleveland Art Museum, Cleveland, Texas, October 8–December 14, 1986.

"Lords of Creation: The Origins of Sacred Maya Kingship," Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, September 11, 2005–January 2, 2006; Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, February 12–May 7, 2006; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, June 11–September 10, 2006.

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