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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Axe with Two Frontal Figures
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsArt of the Americas

Axe with Two Frontal Figures

Place CreatedEcuador, South America
CultureChimu (?)
PeriodLate Intermediate
Date1000-1476 CE
MediumArsenical bronze alloy
Credit LineGift of Cora W. and Laurence C. Witten II
Dimensions4 3/4 x 5 5/8 in. (12.1 x 14.3 cm)
Object number1992.015.170
Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11, 1993 - April 1996
Tears of the Moon: Ancient American Precious Metals from the Permanent Collection, Michael C. Carlos Museum, October 16, 1996 - October 31, 1998
ProvenanceEx coll. Laurence (1926-1995) and Cora (1931-2023) Witten, United States, acquired ca. 1960-1985.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Art of the Americas