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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Michael McKelvey.
Vessel with Molded Ears of Maize
© 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 with Molded Ears of Maize

AAT Object Form/FunctionJar
Place CreatedPeru, South America
CultureMoche
PeriodEarly Intermediate
Date1-650 CE
MediumCeramic
Credit LineGift of William C. and Carol W. Thibadeau
Dimensions6 3/4 x 6 1/2 in. (17.1 x 16.5 cm)
Object number1989.008.084
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), 229, figure 522.
ProvenanceEx coll. William (1920-2002) and Carol (1921-2019) Thibadeau, Atlanta, Georgia, purchased January 1982.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Art of the Americas