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Owl effigy vessel
Maya
Late Classic Period
600–850
Object Place: Honduras
Medium/Technique
Earthenware with red, orange and black on cream slip paint
Dimensions
Overall: 12.7 x 9.8 cm (5 x 3 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift from the Collection of Shirley and Hy Zaret
Accession Number2008.185
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Earthenware
DescriptionModeled and painted effigy vessel rendering an owl. The vessel is typical of the Babilonia Polychrome pottery archaeological type from northwestern Honduras.
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.