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Tripod Vessel with Bird Head
Image Not Available for Tripod Vessel with Bird Head
ClassificationsArt of the Americas

Tripod Vessel with Bird Head

Possible OriginNicaragua, Central America, North America
Possible OriginCosta Rica, Central America, North America
PeriodPeriod VI
Date1000-1300 CE
MediumCeramic
Credit LineEx coll. William C. and Carol W. Thibadeau
Dimensions10 1/4 x 7 3/4 in. (26 x 19.7 cm)
Object number1991.004.513
Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, October 1996 - Spring 2001
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 13, 2002 - June 2012
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), 96, figure 187.
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, July 1984.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Art of the Americas