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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Spoon
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsArt of the Americas

Spoon

Place CreatedPeru, South America
PeriodColonial
Date16th Century CE
MediumSilver alloy
Credit LineGift of Cora W. and Laurence C. Witten II
Dimensions1 1/8 x 3/8 in. (2.9 x 1 cm)
Object number1994.018.057 Y
Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, April 18, 1996 - October 16, 1996
Tears of the Moon: Ancient American Precious Metals from the Permanent Collection, Michael C. Carlos Museum, October 16, 1996 - October 16, 1998
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, October 16, 1998 - 2001
Published ReferencesMichael C. Carlos Museum Handbook (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 1996), 89.
ProvenanceEx coll. Laurence (1926-1995) and Cora (1931-2023) Witten, United States, possibly purchased from David Bernstein, New York, New York, 1984.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Art of the Americas