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Maya. <em>Whistle</em>, 300–800. Ceramic, pigment, 2 7/8 × 3 × 3 7/8 in. (7.3 × 7.6 × 9.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Leonardo Patterson, 69.170.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 69.170.1_view01_PS11.jpg)
Maya. Whistle, 300–800. Ceramic, pigment, 2 7/8 × 3 × 3 7/8 in. (7.3 × 7.6 × 9.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Leonardo Patterson, 69.170.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 69.170.1_view01_PS11.jpg)
Maya. <em>Whistle</em>, 300–800. Ceramic, pigment, 2 7/8 × 3 × 3 7/8 in. (7.3 × 7.6 × 9.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Leonardo Patterson, 69.170.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 69.170.1_view01_PS11.jpg)

Maya. Whistle, 300–800. Ceramic, pigment, 2 7/8 × 3 × 3 7/8 in. (7.3 × 7.6 × 9.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Leonardo Patterson, 69.170.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 69.170.1_view01_PS11.jpg)

Maya. <em>Whistle</em>, 300–800. Ceramic, pigment, 2 7/8 × 3 × 3 7/8 in. (7.3 × 7.6 × 9.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Leonardo Patterson, 69.170.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 69.170.1_view02_PS11.jpg)

Maya. Whistle, 300–800. Ceramic, pigment, 2 7/8 × 3 × 3 7/8 in. (7.3 × 7.6 × 9.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Leonardo Patterson, 69.170.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 69.170.1_view02_PS11.jpg)

Maya. <em>Whistle</em>, 300–800. Ceramic, pigment, 2 7/8 × 3 × 3 7/8 in. (7.3 × 7.6 × 9.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Leonardo Patterson, 69.170.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.69.170.1_view01.jpg)

Maya. Whistle, 300–800. Ceramic, pigment, 2 7/8 × 3 × 3 7/8 in. (7.3 × 7.6 × 9.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Leonardo Patterson, 69.170.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.69.170.1_view01.jpg)

Maya. <em>Whistle</em>, 300–800. Ceramic, pigment, 2 7/8 × 3 × 3 7/8 in. (7.3 × 7.6 × 9.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Leonardo Patterson, 69.170.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.69.170.1_view02.jpg)

Maya. Whistle, 300–800. Ceramic, pigment, 2 7/8 × 3 × 3 7/8 in. (7.3 × 7.6 × 9.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Leonardo Patterson, 69.170.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.69.170.1_view02.jpg)

Maya. <em>Whistle</em>, 300–800. Ceramic, pigment, 2 7/8 × 3 × 3 7/8 in. (7.3 × 7.6 × 9.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Leonardo Patterson, 69.170.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.69.170.1_view03.jpg)

Maya. Whistle, 300–800. Ceramic, pigment, 2 7/8 × 3 × 3 7/8 in. (7.3 × 7.6 × 9.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Leonardo Patterson, 69.170.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.69.170.1_view03.jpg)

Maya. <em>Whistle</em>, 300–800. Ceramic, pigment, 2 7/8 × 3 × 3 7/8 in. (7.3 × 7.6 × 9.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Leonardo Patterson, 69.170.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.69.170.1_view04.jpg)

Maya. Whistle, 300–800. Ceramic, pigment, 2 7/8 × 3 × 3 7/8 in. (7.3 × 7.6 × 9.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Leonardo Patterson, 69.170.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.69.170.1_view04.jpg)

Maya. <em>Whistle</em>, 300–800. Ceramic, pigment, 2 7/8 × 3 × 3 7/8 in. (7.3 × 7.6 × 9.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Leonardo Patterson, 69.170.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.69.170.1_view05.jpg)

Maya. Whistle, 300–800. Ceramic, pigment, 2 7/8 × 3 × 3 7/8 in. (7.3 × 7.6 × 9.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Leonardo Patterson, 69.170.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.69.170.1_view05.jpg)

Maya. <em>Whistle</em>, 300–800. Ceramic, pigment, 2 7/8 × 3 × 3 7/8 in. (7.3 × 7.6 × 9.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Leonardo Patterson, 69.170.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 69.170.1_bw.jpg)

Maya. Whistle, 300–800. Ceramic, pigment, 2 7/8 × 3 × 3 7/8 in. (7.3 × 7.6 × 9.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Leonardo Patterson, 69.170.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 69.170.1_bw.jpg)

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Whistle

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CULTURE Maya
MEDIUM Ceramic, pigment
DATES 300–800
PERIOD Classical Period
DIMENSIONS 2 7/8 × 3 × 3 7/8 in. (7.3 × 7.6 × 9.8 cm)  (show scale)
COLLECTIONS Arts of the Americas
ACCESSION NUMBER 69.170.1
CREDIT LINE Gift of Leonardo Patterson
PROVENANCE Prior to 1969, provenance not yet documented; by 1969, acquired by Leonardo Patterson of New York, NY; 1969, gift of Leonardo Patterson to the Brooklyn Museum.
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CAPTION Maya. Whistle, 300–800. Ceramic, pigment, 2 7/8 × 3 × 3 7/8 in. (7.3 × 7.6 × 9.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Leonardo Patterson, 69.170.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 69.170.1_view01_PS11.jpg)
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Maya. <em>Whistle</em>, 300–800. Ceramic, pigment, 2 7/8 × 3 × 3 7/8 in. (7.3 × 7.6 × 9.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Leonardo Patterson, 69.170.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 69.170.1_view01_PS11.jpg)

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