Plumed Serpent Finial

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CultureMaya

Titles

Plumed Serpent Finial

Date600–900 AD

Possible placeGuatemala

Possible placeHonduras

Possible placeMexico

MediumEarthenware

Dimensions4 3/4 x 9 5/8 x 2 5/8 in. (12.1 x 24.4 x 6.7 cm)

Credit LineGift of Frank Carroll

Object number2016.278

Current Location

The Caroline Wiess Law Building

205M Wiess Gallery

On view

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Department

Art of the Indigenous Americas

Object Type

SCULPTURE

ProvenanceUnknown private collection, by mid-1960s; [Watson O’Dell Pierce with Archaeological Artifacts and Antiques, New York, late 1960s–1972]; purchased by Robert Huber and Marianne Huber, Dixon, IL, 1972–2007; sold through [Huber Primitive Art, Dixon, IL]; purchased by Frank Carroll, Houston, December 8, 2006; given to MFAH, 2016.
Exhibition History“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, on loan, February 21, 2007–August 26, 2014; April 29, 2015–December 12, 2016, when accessioned as gift.

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