Unknown Central and South American
Disk with Vision Scene

Disk with Vision Scene

Public Domain

Artist
CultureMaya
Titles
  • Disk with Vision Scene
Date600–900 AD
Possible placeGuatemala
Possible placeMexico
MediumBone with hematite
Dimensions2 5/16 in. diameter (5.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Frank Carroll
Object number2014.79
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
205M Wiess Gallery
On view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas
Object Type
ProvenancePrivate collection, possibly Byron, IL, by at least mid-1970s; sold through [estate auction, Byron, IL, mid-1970s]; purchased by Robert Huber and Marianne Huber, Dixon, IL, mid-1970s–1998; sold through [Huber Primitive Art, Dixon, IL]; purchased by Frank Carroll, Houston, July 21, 1998–2014; given to MFAH, 2014.
Exhibition History“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, February 5, 2004–May 19, 2014, when accessioned as gift.

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