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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Michael McKelvey.
Pair of Belt Celts
© 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

Pair of Belt Celts

Place FoundCosta Rica, North America
CultureMaya
PeriodLate Classic
Date600-830 CE
MediumJadeite
Credit LineEx coll. William C. and Carol W. Thibadeau
Dimensions6 x 2 3/8 x 1/4 in. (15.2 x 6 x 0.6 cm)
Object number1991.004.404 A/B
Exhibition HistorySeeing with New Eyes: Pre-Columbian Art from the Thibadeau Collection, Emory University Museum of Art and Archaeology, March 4 - October 13, 1992
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11, 1993 - 2001
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 13, 2002 - June 2012
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, February 9, 2013 - May 13, 2019
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, July 2, 2019 - 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), 26, figure 34ab.
ProvenanceEx coll. William (1920-2002) and Carol (1921-2019) Thibadeau, Atlanta, Georgia, purchased May 1982.
Status
On view
Collections
  • Art of the Americas