Unknown Central and South American
Seated Canine Effigy Vessel

CultureColima
Titles
  • Seated Canine Effigy Vessel
Date300 BC–300 AD
PlaceColima, Mexico
MediumEarthenware with slip
DimensionsOverall: 15 1/2 × 9 × 18 in. (39.4 × 22.9 × 45.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Harry C. Hanszen
Object number65.127
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
205M Wiess Gallery
On view

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ProvenanceAlice Nicholson Hanszen (1900–1977), Houston, until 1965; given to MFAH, 1965.
Exhibition History“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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