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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Human Effigy Ceremonial Half-Celt Pendant
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsArt of the Americas

Human Effigy Ceremonial Half-Celt Pendant

Place CreatedCosta Rica, Central America, North America
PeriodPeriod V
Date300-800 CE
MediumAltered jadeite
Credit LineEx coll. William C. and Carol W. Thibadeau
Dimensions1 7/16 x 3 9/16 x 3 1/2 in. (3.7 x 9.1 x 8.9 cm)
Object number1991.004.427
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, January 10, 1994 - Spring 2001
Published ReferencesDeidre M. Thompson, "Chief among Valuables," Lapidary Journal (November 1992): 45.
ProvenanceEx coll. William (1920-2002) and Carol (1921-2019) Thibadeau, Atlanta, Georgia, purchased May 1981.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Art of the Americas