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ClassificationsArt of the Americas

Amphora Shaped Bell

Possible OriginEcuador, South America

Possible OriginPeru, South America

Possible OriginColombia, South America

CultureInka or Spanish

PeriodLate Horizon - Colonial

Date1438-1600 CE

MediumBronze

Credit LineGift of Cora W. and Laurence C. Witten II

Dimensions3 1/2 x 1 5/8 in. (8.9 x 4.1 cm)

Object number1994.018.028

Exhibition HistoryThe Art of Collecting: Recent Acquisitions at the Michael C. Carlos Museum, Michael C. Carlos Museum, November 8, 1997 - January 4, 1998

ProvenanceEx coll. Laurence (1926-1995) and Cora (1931-2023) Witten, United States, possibly purchased from Enrique Vargas [aka Enrique Vargas Alfaro] (1915-2008), San Jose, Costa Rica, through William Thibadeau (1920-2002), Atlanta, Georgia.

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