Vessel with Monkey and Dog Gods

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Vessel with Monkey and Dog Gods

Date600–900 AD

Possible placeMexico

Possible placeGuatemala

MediumEarthenware with slip

Dimensions7 1/2 × 4 3/16 dia. in. (19.1 × 10.6 cm)

Credit LineGift of Frank Carroll in honor of Peter C. Marzio

Object number2006.676

Current Location

The Caroline Wiess Law Building

205M Wiess Gallery

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Department

Art of the Indigenous Americas

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CERAMICS

ProvenancePrivate collection, east coast, USA, by at least 1970–1985; purchased by [Huber Primitive Art, Dixon, IL, 1985–1989]; purchased by Frank Carroll, Houston, May 30, 1989–2006; given to MFAH, 2006.
Exhibition History"Birds and Beasts in Ancient Latin America," Houston Museum of Natural Science, April 15–September 15, 1996.

"The Wild and the Tame: Dogs in Native America". Peabody Museum of Natural Science, April 18, 1998–June 1, 1999.

“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–November 20, 2006, when accessioned as gift.

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