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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Mace Head in the Form of a Human Head
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsArt of the Americas

Mace Head in the Form of a Human Head

Place CreatedPeru, South America
CultureVicus
PeriodEarly Intermediate
Date200 BCE-600 CE
MediumCopper
Credit LineGift of Cora W. and Laurence C. Witten II
Dimensions1 1/2 x 2 3/16 in. (3.8 x 5.5 cm)
Object number1992.015.265
ProvenanceEx coll. Laurence (1926-1995) and Cora (1931-2023) Witten, United States, possibly purchased from Paul Clifford (1915-2003), North Carolina, 1968.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Art of the Americas