Unknown Central and South American
Frog Yoke

CultureClassic Veracruz
Titles
  • Frog Yoke
Date300–1200 AD
PlaceMexico
MediumStone
DimensionsOverall: 5 1/8 × 17 1/4 × 14 3/8 in. (13 × 43.8 × 36.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Harry C. Hanszen
Object number65.164
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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