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Vessel whistle

500 B.C.–A.D. 500
Object PlaceEcuador
Medium/TechniqueEarthenware
DimensionsHeight 5.3 cm, width 4.1 cm, depth 2.9 cm (Height 2 1/16 in., width 1 5/8 in., depth 1 1/8 in.)
Credit LineHelen and Alice Colburn Fund
Accession number1984.344
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
Provenance1980, sold by a German collector, Quito, Ecuador, to Douglas Deihl, Northampton, Massachusetts; 1984, sold by Deihl to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 13, 1984); June 19, 2013, deaccessioned by the MFA for sale through Skinner Auctions, Boston.
Vessel flute
500 B.C.–A.D. 500
Restricted: For reference only
500 B.C.–A.D. 500
Vessel flute
after A.D. 1600
Restricted: For reference only
after A.D. 1600
Restricted: For reference only
500 B.C.–A.D. 500
Vessel whistle (?)
A.D. 550–750
Vessel whistle
before A.D. 1600
Restricted: For reference only
before A.D. 1600
Restricted: For reference only
before A.D. 1600
Vessel flute
A.D. 800–1200
Vessel flute
after A.D. 1600