CultureChimú
Titles
- Llama Head Vessel
Date1100–1450 AD
PlacePeru
MediumEarthenware with slip
Dimensions9 1/4 × 5 1/2 × 6 3/4 in. (23.5 × 14 × 17.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Frank Carroll in memory of William Carroll
Object number2012.246
Not 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.
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, on loan, February 14, 2000–April 22, 2008; June 9, 2008–July 14, 2009; August 21, 2009–May 24, 2012, when accessioned as gift.
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