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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University.  Photo by Michael McKelvey.
Vessel in the Form of a Turtle
© 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

Vessel in the Form of a Turtle

Place CreatedCosta Rica, North America
PeriodPeriod IV
Date300 BCE-500 CE
MediumCeramic
Credit LineEx coll. William C. and Carol W. Thibadeau
Dimensions4 1/8 x 6 1/4 x 7 in. (10.5 x 15.8 x 17.8 cm)
Object number1991.004.368
Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 13, 2002 - June 2012
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), 78, figure 141.
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, August 1969.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Art of the Americas