Object Details
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Gisele Charat (1912-1985); purchased by MAI from Gisele Charat in 1965 using funds donated by Dr. Arthur Sackler (1913-1987, a New York City physician, philanthropist, and art collector) and his wife Dr. Marietta Lutze Sackler (1919-2019).
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- probably Maya (archaeological culture) (attributed)
- Previous owner
- Gisele Charat (Gizela Levy Sarapanovschi/Mrs, Hanoh Charat), Non-Indian, 1912-1985
- Seller
- Gisele Charat (Gizela Levy Sarapanovschi/Mrs, Hanoh Charat), Non-Indian, 1912-1985
- Presenter/funding source
- Dr. Arthur M. Sackler, Non-Indian, 1913-1987
- Dr. Marietta Lutze Sackler (Mrs. Arthur M. Sackler), Non-Indian, 1919-2019
- Date created
- AD 650–1100 (Late to Terminal Classic period)
- Object Name
- Vessel in the form of a priest
- Media/Materials
- Pottery, paint
- Techniques
- Mold-made, painted
- Object Type
- Containers and Vessels
