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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Michael McKelvey.
Bird Half-Celt Pendant with Dual Zoomorphic Headdress
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Michael McKelvey.
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Michael McKelvey.
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Michael McKelvey.
ClassificationsArt of the Americas

Bird Half-Celt Pendant with Dual Zoomorphic Headdress

Place CreatedCosta Rica, North America
PeriodPeriod IV - Period V
Date300-800 CE
MediumEtched quartz
Credit LineEx coll. William C. and Carol W. Thibadeau
Dimensions2 11/16 x 1 1/4 in. (6.8 x 3.2 cm)
Object number1991.004.537
Exhibition HistoryCosta Rican Lapidary Arts: From Natural Stone to Ceremonial Celt, Michael C. Carlos Museum, September 30, 1993 - August 22, 1994
Published ReferencesRebecca Stone-Miller, Seeing With New Eyes: Highlights of the Michael C. Carlos Museum Collection of Art of the Ancient Americas (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2002), 152, figure 358.
ProvenanceEx coll. William (1920-2002) and Carol (1921-2019) Thibadeau, Atlanta, Georgia, purchased from Enrique Vargas (Enrique Vargas Alfaro) (1915-2008), San Jose, Costa Rica, May 1972 or October 1984.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Art of the Americas