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

Covered Bowl with Bird-Head Handle

Public Domain

Covered Bowl with Bird-Head Handle
Artist
CultureMaya
Titles
  • Covered Bowl with Bird-Head Handle
Date100–600 AD
PlaceGuatemala
MediumEarthenware with slip
DimensionsOverall: 10 3/8 × 9 3/4 in. (26.4 × 24.8 cm)
 Overall (.A, Bowl): 6 1/16 × 9 5/8 in. (15.4 × 24.4 cm)
 Overall (.B, Lid): 4 3/4 × 9 3/4 in. (12.1 × 24.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. George R. Brown
Object number77.49.A,.B
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
205M Wiess Gallery
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“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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