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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Michael McKelvey.
Ceremonial Mace Head with Transitional Features
© 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

Ceremonial Mace Head with Transitional Features

Place CreatedCosta Rica, North America
CultureGreater Nicoya or Atlantic Watershed
PeriodPeriod IV
Date300-500 CE
MediumFine-grained quartzite
Credit LineEx coll. William C. and Carol W. Thibadeau
Dimensions2 x 3 1/2 in. (5.1 x 8.9 cm)
Object number1991.004.498
Exhibition HistoryMCCM 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), 144-45, figure 325.
ProvenanceEx coll. Zulay Brenes, Cartago, Costa Rica. Ex coll. William (1920-2002) and Carol (1921-2019) Thibadeau, Atlanta, Georgia, purchased from Julio Castro Vargas, October 31, 1984.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Art of the Americas