Vessel with Face

Culture: Maya
Period: Early Classic period, 250 BCE–600 CE
Date: c.300–600 CE
Material: Ceramic with pigment
made in: Guatemala, North and Central America
Classification: Ceramics, containers
Collection: Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Current Location: Not on view
Dimensions: 6 1/8 x 5 7/8 in. (15.5 x 15 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Morton D. May
Rights: Public Domain
Object Number: 225:1978

- c.1960s - 1967
Roberto Ardon, Los Angeles, CA, USA [1]

1967 - 1978
Morton D. May (1914–1983), St. Louis, MO, USA, purchased from Roberto Ardon through agent Robert D. Corey [2]

1978 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Morton D. May [3]

Notes:
[1] A letter dated July 4, 1992 from Robert D. Corey, Southern Pines, NC and a note dated June 21, 1967 from Andre Emmerich documents Roberto Ardon as the former owner [SLAM document files].

[2] An invoice dated May 18, 1967 from Bob Corey to Morton D. May documents this purchase, listed as ""Eagle/Warrior" cylinder (clay) - Plain color; Face on side; bas-relief / Tikal, Guatemala" [May Archives, Saint Louis Art Museum].

[3] A letter from Morton D. May to James N. Wood dated September 29, 1978 records this donation [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Acquisitions Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, December 13, 1978.

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