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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Michael McKelvey.
Tufted Bird Whole-Celt Pendant
© 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

Tufted Bird Whole-Celt Pendant

Place CreatedCosta Rica, North America
CultureGreater Nicoya
PeriodPeriod IV - Period V
Date300-800 CE
MediumFractured and veined quartz
Credit LineEx coll. William C. and Carol W. Thibadeau
Dimensions3 3/8 x 1 1/8 x 11/16 in. (8.6 x 2.8 x 1.7 cm)
Object number1991.004.457
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), 149, figure 345.
ProvenanceEx coll. William (1920-2002) and Carol (1921-2019) Thibadeau, Atlanta, Georgia, purchased November 1983.
Status
On view
Collections
  • Art of the Americas