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Human Tooth with Inlay
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ClassificationsArt of the Americas

Human Tooth with Inlay

Place CreatedCosta Rica, North America
CultureMaya-Costa Rica Interaction
PeriodEarly Classic
Date250-500 CE
MediumHuman tooth, human jaw, jadeite
Credit LineGift of William C. and Carol W. Thibadeau
Dimensions1 3/8 x 1 1/4 x 1/2 in. (3.5 x 3.2 x 1.3 cm)
Object number1991.002.102
Exhibition HistorySeeing with New Eyes: Pre-Columbian Art from the Thibideau Collection, Emory University Museum of Art and Archaeology, March 4 - October 13, 1992
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11, 1993 - 2001
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 13, 2002 - June 2012
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), 26, figure 26.
ProvenanceEx coll. William (1920-2002) and Carol (1921-2019) Thibadeau, Atlanta, Georgia, received as gift from Alan Rosen, Orlando, Florida, 1978.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Art of the Americas