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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Michael McKelvey.
Seated Female Figure Effigy Pendant with Bent Leg
© 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

Seated Female Figure Effigy Pendant with Bent Leg

Place CreatedCosta Rica, North America
CultureGreater Nicoya
PeriodEarly Period V
Date500-800 CE
MediumCeramic
Credit LineEx coll. William C. and Carol W. Thibadeau
Dimensions2 1/4 x 1 1/2 x 1 1/4 in. (5.7 x 3.8 x 3.2 cm)
Object number1991.004.294
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), 86, figure 165.
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, February 1968.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Art of the Americas