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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University.  Photo by Michael McKelvey.
Architectural Model with Reclining Figure on Roof
© 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

Architectural Model with Reclining Figure on Roof

Place CreatedGuerrero, Mexico, North America
CultureMezcala
Date300 BCE-200 CE
MediumDiorite
Credit LineGift of William C. and Carol W. Thibadeau
Dimensions3 3/8 x 2 1/2 x 1 1/4 in. (8.6 x 6.3 x 3.2 cm)
Object number1990.011.245
Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11, 1993 - 2001
MCCM 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), 39, figure 58.
ProvenanceEx coll. William (1920-2002) and Carol (1921-2019) Thibadeau, Atlanta, Georgia, possibly purchased from Howard Campbell, Orlando, Florida, April 1973.
Status
On view
Collections
  • Art of the Americas