Carved pottery bowl
A.D. 450-650
Object PlaceGuatemala
Medium/TechniqueEarthenware with black slip paint and red pigment
DimensionsOverall: 18.42 cm (7 1/4 in.)
Credit LineGift from the Collection of Shirley and Hy Zaret
Accession number2008.194
On View
Not on viewClassificationsCeramics
Collections
The depiction of supernatural beings with mustaches is typical of the highland Maya, for whom the mustache was unusual. Although many cultural features were shared, the lowland and highland Maya had unique intellectual, socio-political, and artistic characteristics.
ProvenanceMid- to late 1950s or 1960s, acquired by José Luis and Ethelbert Molina, Miami [see note 1]; late 1980s, sold by the Molinas to Lands Beyond Gallery, New York; after 1995, sold by Lands Beyond to Hy and Shirley Zaret, Westport, CT; 2008, gift of Shirley Zaret to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 25, 2008)
NOTES:
[1] According to information provided by Lands Beyond Gallery to the MFA, the Molina collection was formed between the mid-1950s and 1960s.
NOTES:
[1] According to information provided by Lands Beyond Gallery to the MFA, the Molina collection was formed between the mid-1950s and 1960s.
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