Unknown Central and South American
Vessel in the Form of a Feline Head

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Vessel in the Form of a Feline Head
Artist
CultureNasca
Titles
  • Vessel in the Form of a Feline Head
Date100 BC–700 AD
PlacePeru
MediumEarthenware with slip
DimensionsOverall: 3 1/4 × 4 1/4 in. (8.3 × 10.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.296
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.296
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Partially removed sticker on bottom: 8

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