Unknown Central and South American
Standing Woman

CultureNayarit, Chinesco style
Titles
  • Standing Woman
Date300 BC–300 AD
PlaceSan Pedro Lagunillas area, Nayarit, Mexico
MediumEarthenware with slip
Dimensions11 1/4 × 5 1/2 × 3 1/4 in. (28.6 × 14 × 8.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Frank Carroll
Object number2012.247
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
205M Wiess Gallery
On view

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Provenance[Louisiana Gallery, Houston, before 1970–1984] [1]; purchased by Frank Carroll, Houston, May 1984–2012; given to MFAH, 2012.

[1] Letter from Joan Crystal (1925–2016), dated September 7, 2012.
Exhibition History"The Private Eye: Selected from Collections of Friends of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston", June 11-August 13, 1989, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.

"God, Man, and Animal: Pre-Columbian Art from Private Collections in Houston and Austin," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, March 3- June 3, 1990.

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, on loan, February 14, 2000–May 24, 2012, when accessioned as gift.

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