Unknown Central and South American
Bowl with Profiles of Lords in the Underworld

CultureMaya
Titles
  • Bowl with Profiles of Lords in the Underworld
Date600–900 AD
Possible placeMexico
Possible placeGuatemala
MediumEarthenware with traces of pigment
Dimensions4 5/16 × 9 1/16 in. diameter (10.9 × 23 cm)
Credit LineGift of Frank Carroll
Object number2016.281
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
205M Wiess Gallery
On view

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Object Type
ProvenancePrivate collection, Florida, by 1965–early 1990s; [Merrin Gallery, New York, early 1990s–2000]; purchased by Frank Carroll, Houston, June 5, 2000; given to MFAH, 2016.
Exhibition HistoryThe Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, on loan, October 16, 2003–February 17, 2012.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Stamped on bottom: "M" under two heads

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