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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Michael McKelvey.
Anthropomorphic Half-Celt Pendant with Legs
© 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

Anthropomorphic Half-Celt Pendant with Legs

Place CreatedCosta Rica, North America
CultureGreater Nicoya
PeriodPeriod IV - Period V
Date300-800 CE
MediumJadeite
Credit LineEx coll. William C. and Carol W. Thibadeau
Dimensions3 5/16 x 1 3/4 in. (8.4 x 4.4 cm)
Object number1991.004.416
Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 13, 2002 - June 2012
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, February 9, 2013 - Present
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), 150, figure 352.
ProvenanceEx coll. William (1920-2002) and Carol (1921-2019) Thibadeau, Atlanta, Georgia, purchased September 1978.
Status
On view
Collections
  • Art of the Americas