Tripod Vase with Mythological Scene

CultureMaya
Titles
  • Tripod Vase with Mythological Scene
Date600–900 AD
Possible placeMexico
Possible placeGuatemala
MediumEarthenware with slip
DimensionsOverall: 3 1/2 × 4 1/8 dia. in. (8.9 × 10.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Frank Carroll
Object number2007.1776
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
205M Wiess Gallery
On view

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ProvenancePeter G. Wray, Scottsdale, late-1970s–1990 [1]; sold through [Sotheby's, New York, November 19, 1990, lot 88]; purchased by private collection, New York, 1990–2002; purchased by [Huber Primitive Art, Dixon, Illinois, in 2002]; purchased by Frank Carroll, Houston, September 11, 2002–2007; given to MFAH, 2007.

[1] Date of acquisition verified by David Joralemon, former curator of the collection.
Exhibition HistoryThe Bayly Art Museum, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, Spring 1982.

“Fangs, Feathers, and Fins: Sacred Creatures in Ancient American Art,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 15, 2014–March 22, 2015.

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, on loan, January 28, 2004–December 12, 2007, when accessioned as gift.

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