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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Michael McKelvey.
Miniature Zoomorphic Mace Head
© 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

Miniature Zoomorphic Mace Head

Place CreatedCosta Rica, North America
CultureGreater Nicoya
PeriodPeriod IV
Dateca. 300-500 CE
MediumFractured quartz with trace jadeite
Credit LineGift of Cora W. and Laurence C. Witten II
Dimensions1 1/8 x 1 5/16 in. (2.9 x 3.4 cm)
Object number1992.015.104
Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 13, 2002 - June 2012
ProvenanceEx coll. Laurence (1926-1995) and Cora (1931-2023) Witten, United States, acquired from William Thibadeau (1920-2002), Atlanta, Georgia, ca. 1975.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Art of the Americas