Flute with head of an old bearded god
Flute with head of an old bearded god

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Art of the Ancient Americas

Flute with head of an old bearded god,

500–700 CE

Classic Veracruz
Late Classic Period
2016-1251

Information

Title
Flute with head of an old bearded god
Dates

500–700 CE

Medium
Ceramic
Dimensions
h. 35.1 cm., w. 7.4 cm., d. 6.5 cm. (13 13/16 x 2 15/16 x 2 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Gillett G. Griffin
Object Number
2016-1251
Place Made

North America, Mexico, Veracruz, Gulf Coast

Culture
Classic Veracruz
Period
Late Classic
Type
musical instruments, ceramic, figurines, flutes (aerophones)
Materials
ceramic
Subject
gods, mythology, heads

January 6, 1971, ‘José Luís’ sold to Gillett G. Griffin (1928-2016), Princeton, NJ [1]; promised bequest of Gillett G. Griffin to the Princeton University Art Museum.

Notes:
[1] According to Griffin’s Notebook 8-2. José Luís may be José Luís Franco Carrasco.

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