ClassificationsArt of the Americas
Seated Female Effigy
Place CreatedCosta Rica, North America
CultureGreater Nicoya
PeriodPeriod V - Period VI
Date800-1200 CE
MediumCeramic
Credit LineEx coll. William C. and Carol W. Thibadeau
Dimensions4 13/16 x 3 1/8 x 3 1/4 in. (12.2 x 8 x 8.3 cm)
Object number1991.004.296
Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 13, 2002 - June 2012MCCM 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), 101, figure 203.
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, May 1984.
Status
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800-1200 CE
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