Unknown Central and South American
Vessel with Bat Deity

Vessel with Bat Deity

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Vessel with Bat Deity
Artist
CultureMaya
Titles
  • Vessel with Bat Deity
Date600–900 AD
PlaceGuatemala
MediumEarthenware with slip
DimensionsOverall: 6 1/2 × 7 1/2 in. (16.5 × 19.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Isabel B. Wilson in honor of Alice Pratt Brown
Object number2008.476
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
205M Wiess Gallery
On view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas
Object Type
ProvenanceDr. Phillip Derick, before 1968; given to Rockford College, IL, 1968; [The Merrin Gallery, Inc., New York, by 2008]; Isabel B. Wilson (1931–2012), Houston, 2008; given to MFAH, 2008.
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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