Unknown Central and South American
Hawk Vessel

Hawk Vessel

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Hawk Vessel
Artist
CultureMoche
Titles
  • Hawk Vessel
Date200–450 AD
PlacePeru
MediumEarthenware with slip
DimensionsOverall: 7 1/4 × 6 1/4 × 5 3/4 in. (18.4 × 15.9 × 14.6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Harry H. Cullen at "One Great Night in November, 2006"
Object number2006.642
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas
Object Type
ProvenanceDan Richter, New York; [The Merrin Gallery, Inc., New York, until 2006]; purchased by MFAH, 2006.
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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