Vessel with Spout in the Form of an Animal Head

Culture: Mixtec
Period: Late Postclassic period, c.1200–1521
Date: c.1200–1521
Material: Ceramic with slip
from: Mexico, North and Central America
Classification: Ceramics, containers
Collection: Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Current Location: On View, Gallery 114
Dimensions: 11 3/4 x 6 3/4 x 11 in. (29.9 x 17.1 x 27.9 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Morton D. May
Rights: Public Domain
Object Number: 280:1978

- 1968
Everett Rassiga Inc., New York, NY, USA

1968 - 1978
Morton D. May (1914-1983), St. Louis, MO, purchased from Everett Rassiga Inc. [1]

1978 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Morton D. May [2]

Notes:
[1] An invoice dated July 12, 1968 from Everett Rassiga Inc. to Morton D. May documents this purchase, listed as "MR 28 Pitcher w/ tejon head / Aztec / Terracotta w/ red and black slip" [May Archives, Saint Louis Art Museum].

[2] A letter dated September 29, 1978 from Morton D. May to James N. Wood, director of the Saint Louis Art Museum, includes the offer of this object as part of a larger 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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