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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Michael McKelvey.
Large Seated Female Figure with Geometric Designs
© 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

Large Seated Female Figure with Geometric Designs

Possible OriginCosta Rica, Central America, North America
Possible OriginPanama, Central America, North America
CultureChiriqui, Diquis
PeriodPeriod VI
Date1000-1520 CE
MediumCeramic
Credit LineEx coll. William C. and Carol W. Thibadeau
Dimensions5 1/8 x 4 1/2 x 3 3/4 in. (13 x 11.4 x 9.5 cm)
Object number1991.004.235
Exhibition HistoryMCCM 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), 128, figure 268.
ProvenanceEx coll. William (1920-2002) and Carol (1921-2019) Thibadeau, Atlanta, Georgia, purchased April 1973.
Status
On view
Collections
  • Art of the Americas