CultureValdivia
Titles
- Mortar
Date3300 BC–1500 AD
PlaceEcuador
MediumStone
Dimensions5 1/4 × 10 7/8 × 4 5/8 in. (13.3 × 27.6 × 11.7 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2004.1626
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
211M Jones Galleries
On view
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Exhibition History“Fangs, Feathers, and Fins: Sacred Creatures in Ancient American Art,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 15, 2014–March 22, 2015.
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332–30 BC
Painted and gilded wood, grain, earth, linen, and wax
2006.280
Unknown Indigenous Pacific Islands or First Nations Australian artist
1900–1980
Wood
98.480
early 15th century
Copper-gilt, silver, and enamel
70.16