Unknown Central and South American
Vase with Presentation Scene

CultureMaya
Titles
  • Vase with Presentation Scene
Date600–900 AD
Possible placeMexico
Possible placeGuatemala
MediumEarthenware with slip
Dimensions9 × 4 1/2 × 4 1/2 in. (22.9 × 11.4 × 11.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Isabel B. Wilson in honor of Alice Pratt Brown
Object number2008.478
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
205M Wiess Gallery
On view

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ProvenanceAlice Pratt Brown (1902–1984), Houston, 1960s–until d. 1984; by inheritance to her daughter, Isabel B. Wilson (1931–2012), Houston, 1984–1994; given to MFAH, 2008.

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