Jar with Two Owl Warriors

Jar with Two Owl Warriors

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Jar with Two Owl Warriors
CultureMoche
Titles
  • Jar with Two Owl Warriors
Date450–550 AD
PlacePeru
MediumEarthenware with slip
Dimensions8 7/8 × 7 × 5 1/2 in. (22.5 × 17.8 × 14 cm)
Credit LineGift of Marjorie G. and Evan C. Horning
Object number79.261
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas
Object Type
ProvenanceDrs. Marjorie G. Horning and Evan C. Horning (1916–1993), Houston, until 1979; given to MFAH, 1979.
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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