Covered Bowl with Bird-Head Handle
CultureMaya
Titles
- Covered Bowl with Bird-Head Handle
Date100–500 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)
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 AmericasObject Type
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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Unknown Central and South American
100–500 AD
Earthenware with slip
2007.1777.A,.B
Unknown Egyptian
332–30 BC
Painted and gilded wood, grain, earth, linen, and wax
2006.280
Unknown Central and South American
900–1250 AD
Earthenware with slip
89.32