Unknown Central and South American
Standing Warrior

CultureMaya
Titles
  • Standing Warrior
Date600–900 AD
Possible placeMexico
Possible placeGuatemala
MediumEarthenware with traces of polychrome pigment
DimensionsOverall: 9 1/2 × 3 1/2 × 2 1/2 in. (24.1 × 8.9 × 6.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Harry C. Hanszen
Object number65.151
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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