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Vessel with Deity Figures

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Vessel with Deity Figures

Date:: 7th–8th century
Geography:: Guatemala or Mexico, Mesoamerica
Culture:: Maya
Medium:: Ceramic
Dimensions:: H. 7 11/16 x Diam. 6 1/4 in. (19.5 x 15.9 cm)
Classification:: Ceramics-Containers
Credit Line:: The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Bequest of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1979
Accession Number:: 1979.206.1122

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Provenance

[Ralph C. Altman, Los Angeles, until 1964]; Nelson A. Rockefeller, New York, 1964, on loan to The Museum of Primitive Art, New York, 1964–1978
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