"Smiling" Figure Head

"Smiling" Figure Head

Public Domain

"Smiling" Figure Head
CultureClassic Veracruz
Titles
  • "Smiling" Figure Head
Date600–900 AD
PlaceMexico
MediumEarthenware with traces of pigment
Dimensions6 × 7 × 7 in. (15.2 × 17.8 × 17.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Frank Carroll
Object number2016.108
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
205M Wiess Gallery
On view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas
Object Type
ProvenanceRobert Huber and Marianne Huber, Dixon, IL, early 1960s—April 7, 1984; sold through [Huber Primitive Art, Dixon, IL]; purchased by Frank Carroll, Houston, April 7, 1984; given to MFAH, 2016.

Exhibition HistoryThe Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, on loan, September 1, 2005–August 26, 2014; April 14, 2015–May 23, 2016, when accessioned as gift.

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