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Art of the Ancient Americas
Artist: Unknown
Head vessel
A.D. 450–650
Ceramic
17 × 16 × 16 cm (6 11/16 × 6 5/16 × 6 5/16 in.)
Gift of the Estates of Ivy Starr Minely and Dennis S. Minely
2016.145.21a-b
Geography:
Veracruz, Mexico
Culture:
Mexico, Veracruz
Period:
Early Classic Period
Classification:
Containers - Ceramics
Provenance:
Ex-Collection: Europen Private Collection
Sotheby's Nov. 20, 1995, sale 6778, lot 329, passed
Collection of Dennis and Ivy Minely
Bibliography:
“Acquisitions July 1, 2016–June 30, 2017,” https://artgallery.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/bulletin/Pub-Bull-acquisitions-2017.pdf (accessed December 1, 2017).
Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of such records is ongoing.
