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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Michael McKelvey.
Recarved Pendant with Harpy Eagle and Human Skull
© 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

Recarved Pendant with Harpy Eagle and Human Skull

Place CreatedCosta Rica, North America
CultureMaya-Costa Rica Interaction
PeriodPeriod IV - Period V
Date300-600 CE
MediumOmphacite
Credit LineEx coll. William C. and Carol W. Thibadeau
Dimensions2 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 5/16 in. (6.3 x 3.8 x 0.8 cm)
Object number1991.004.397
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 ReferencesMichael C. Carlos Museum Handbook (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 1996), 79.
Rebecca 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), 29, figure 35.
Michael C. Carlos Museum: Highlights of the Collections (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2011), 72.
ProvenanceEx coll. William (1920-2002) and Carol (1921-2019) Thibadeau, Atlanta, Georgia, purchased from Enrique Vargas (Enrique Vargas Alfaro) (1915-2008), San Jose, Costa Rica, June 1983.
Status
On view
Collections
  • Art of the Americas