ClassificationsArt of the Americas

Bowl with Coiled Snake Motif

AAT Object Form/FunctionBowls (vessels)

Place CreatedPeru, South America

CultureCajamarca

PeriodCajamarca III

Date500-650 CE

MediumCeramic

Credit LineGift of William C. and Carol W. Thibadeau

Dimensions5 7/8 x 1 3/4 in. (14.9 x 4.4 cm)

Object number1989.008.024

Exhibition History'For I am the Black Jaguar': Shamanic Visionary Experience in Ancient American Art, Michael C. Carlos Museum, September 5, 2012 - January 5, 2013
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, February 9, 2013 - March 13, 2019
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, July 2, 2019 - Present

ProvenanceEx coll. William (1920-2002) and Carol (1921-2019) Thibadeau, Atlanta, Georgia, purchased from Guillermo (Bill) Salazar, Lima, Peru, through Paul Clifford (1915-2003), Decatur, Georgia, February 1967 or July 1969.

Status

On view

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