Seated Lord from a Relief Panel

CultureMaya
Titles
  • Seated Lord from a Relief Panel
Date702–764 AD
Probable placePalenque, Mexico
MediumLimestone with traces of paint
DimensionsOverall: 39 1/8 × 26 1/2 × 1 3/4 in. (99.4 × 67.3 × 4.4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number62.42
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
205M Wiess Gallery
On view

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Provenance[Stendahl Galleries, Los Angeles]; Higford Griffiths, Houston and San Antonio; purchased by MFAH, 1962.
Exhibition History"Courtly Art of the Ancient Maya," National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., April 4, 2004–July 25, 2004; California Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco, September 4, 2004–January 2, 2005.

“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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