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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Michael McKelvey.
Rattle/Flute in the Form of an Elderly Female Figure
© 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

Rattle/Flute in the Form of an Elderly Female Figure

Place CreatedHonduras, North America
PeriodLate Classic
Date700-850 CE
MediumCeramic, pigment
Credit LineGift of William C. and Carol W. Thibadeau
Dimensions2 1/2 x 1 5/8 x 1 7/8 in. (6.4 x 4.1 x 4.8 cm)
Object number1990.011.124
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), 58-59, figure 119.
ProvenanceEx coll. William (1920-2002) and Carol (1921-2019) Thibadeau, Atlanta, Georgia, purchased February 10, 1984.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Art of the Americas