Head

CultureOlmec
Titles
  • Head
Date1500–300 BC
PlaceMexico
MediumEarthenware with slip
Dimensions5 1/2 × 3 1/4 × 3 in. (14 × 8.3 × 7.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Frank Carroll
Object number2014.82
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
205M Wiess Gallery
On view

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ProvenanceRobert Huber and Marianne Huber, Dixon, IL, 1967–1990; sold through [Huber Primitive Art, Dixon, IL]; purchased by Frank Carroll, Houston, March 18, 1990–2014; given to MFAH, 2014.
Exhibition HistoryThe Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, on loan, January 28, 2004–September 18, 2013; March 5, 2014–May 19, 2014, when accessioned as gift.

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