Unknown Central and South American
Vessel with the Head of a Water Bird

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Artist Unknown Central and South American

CultureMaya

Titles

Vessel with the Head of a Water Bird

Date100–600 AD

MediumEarthenware with slip

DimensionsOverall: 8 1/2 × 7 7/16 in. diameter (21.6 × 18.9 cm)

Credit LineGift of Frank Carroll in memory of Eleanor and Frank Carroll

Object number2007.1777.A,.B

Current Location

The Caroline Wiess Law Building

205M Wiess Gallery

On view

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Department

Art of the Indigenous Americas

Object Type

CERAMICS

Provenance[Unknown dealer, Texas, mid-1960s–1986]; purchased by private collection, Indianapolis, 1986–1992; purchased by [Huber Primitive Art, Dixon, IL, in summer, 1992]; purchased by Frank Carroll, Houston, November 6, 1992–2007; given to MFAH, 2007.
Exhibition History"Birds and Beasts of Ancient Latin America," Houston Museum of Natural Science, April 15–September 15, 1996.

“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, loan, February 23, 2005–December 12, 2007, when accessioned as gift.

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