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San Antonio Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. Robert H. Wilson, Jr.
Vessel Fragment with Face
San Antonio Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. Robert H. Wilson, Jr.
Contact San Antonio Museum of Art, Registrar Department for rights and reproduction of this image. Photography by Ansen Seale.

Vessel Fragment with Face

Artist Unknown
DepartmentLatin American Art
CultureMaya
Dateca. A.D. 200-600
MediumEarthenware with traces of paint
Dimensionsh. 4 in. (10.2 cm)
w. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)
d. 1 in. (2.5 cm)
Credit LineSan Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Mr. Robert H. Wilson, Jr.
Object number85.121.6
Geography
Place madeGuatemala
General regionNorth and Central America
DescriptionCeramic fragment of a face that has remnants of red paint. The face is missing an ear and the lower jaw. The nose is bulbous and upturned. The eyes are closed and are encircled by a raised ring. Two teeth stick out from the mouth and there is a handlebar-like "moustache' above the lip. A hole has been drilled on the edge of each side of the face that suggest it was recycled as a pendantLabel TextAlthough originally part of a cermic scultpture or vessel, it has been repurposed as a pendant, as indicated by the drilled holes near both eyes. The two front teeth, bulbous nose, and encircled eyes are suggestive of the Maya rain god - Chaac. (Bernadette Cap, 2021)Provenancewith Mr. Robert H. Wilson, Jr., Houston, TX, by 1985; by gift to the San Antonio Museum Association, 1985; by transfer to the San Antonio Museum of Art, 1994Exhibition HistoryArt Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi, Of Gods & Kings: Pre-Columbian Art of Mesoamerica and South America, 9 October - 29 November 1992
On view
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