Unknown North American
Cup Fragment with Intertwined Snakes

CultureCaddoan Mississippian
Titles
  • Cup Fragment with Intertwined Snakes
Date1200–1350
PlaceSpiro site, Oklahoma, United States
MediumConch shell
Dimensions5 3/8 × 9 3/4 in.

Credit LineThe McDannald Collection, gift of Arthur T. McDannald
Object number63.212
Not on view

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ProvenanceArthur T. McDannald (d. 1963), Houston; given to MFAH, 1963.
Exhibition HistoryLoaned to the Houston Museum of Natural Science for long-term display in the John P. McGovern Hall of the Americas, beginning June 10, 1998 (YL.2003-16 or previous # LN:98.26)

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