Vase with Three Gods of the Underworld

CultureMaya
Titles
  • Vase with Three Gods of the Underworld
Date600–900 AD
Possible placeGuatemala
Possible placeMexico
MediumEarthenware with slip
DimensionsOverall: 8 1/2 × 4 3/8 in. (21.6 × 11.1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number79.13
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
205M Wiess Gallery
On view

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Provenance[Alphonse Jax, New York, until 1979]; purchased by MFAH, 1979.
Exhibition History"The Blood of Kings: A New Interpretation of Maya Art." Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth TX, 16 May–24 October 1986; The Cleveland Art Museum, Cleveland TX, 8 Oct.–14 December 1986 (LN: 86.3)

“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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