Tripod Vase with Bird-handled Lid

CultureMaya
Titles
  • Tripod Vase with Bird-handled Lid
Date100–600 AD
PlaceNortheastern Petén, Guatemala
MediumEarthenware with slip and white paint
DimensionsOverall: 8 7/8 × 6 3/4 × 6 3/4 in. (22.5 × 17.1 × 17.1 cm)
Lid: 6 3/4 × 2 3/4 × 6 3/4 in. (17.1 × 7 cm)
Other (Vessel): 5 1/2 × 6 3/4 in. (14 × 17.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. George R. Brown
Object number81.197.A,.B
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ProvenanceGeorge Rufus Brown (1898–1983) and Alice Pratt Brown (1902–1984), Houston, until 1981; given to MFAH, 1981.
Exhibition History"Craftsmen to the Kings: Rural Maya Stone Technology at Colhá, Belize." J. Wayne Stark University Center Galleries, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, March 20 to May 18, 1997 (LN: 97.23)

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