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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Vessel with Feathered Serpent Motif
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsArt of the Americas

Vessel with Feathered Serpent Motif

Possible OriginCosta Rica, Central America, North America
Possible OriginNicaragua, Central America, North America
PeriodPeriod V
Date800-1000 CE
MediumCeramic
Credit LineEx coll. William C. and Carol W. Thibadeau
Dimensions9 3/16 x 4 1/2 in. (23.3 x 11.4 cm)
Object number1991.004.278
Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, February 9, 2013 - May 13, 2019
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, July 2, 2019 - Present
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), 96, figure 186.
ProvenanceEx coll. William (1920-2002) and Carol (1921-2019) Thibadeau, Atlanta, Georgia, purchased from Laurence Witten (1926-1995), Monroe, Connecticut, March 1976.
Status
On view
Collections
  • Art of the Americas