Vessel in the Form of a Feline

Culture: Chavín, c.1400–c.500 BCE
Period: Early Horizon period, c.900–200 BCE
Date: c.1000–400 BCE
Material: Stone and pigment
from: Peru, South America
Classification: Containers, stone & mineral
Collection: Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Current Location: Not on view
Dimensions: 2 1/4 x 1 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. (5.7 x 3.8 x 6.4 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Morton D. May
Rights: Public Domain
Object Number: 188:1979

- 1971
Everett Rassiga (1922–2003), New York, NY, USA

1971 - 1979
Morton D. May (1914–1983), St. Louis, MO, purchased from Everett Rassiga [1]

1979 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Morton D. May [2]

Notes:
[1] An invoice dated February 6, 1971 from Everett Gallery Inc. to Morton D. May records this purchase; listed as "Chavin - stone feline" [May Archives, Saint Louis Art Museum].

[2] A letter dated July 5, 1979 from Morton D. May to James N. Wood records the donation [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Acquisitions Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, October 10, 1979.

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