ClassificationsArt of the Americas

Footed Ovoid Vessel with Feathered Serpent Motif

Possible OriginNicaragua, Central America, North America

Possible OriginCosta Rica, Central America, North America

PeriodPeriod VI

Date1000-1300 CE

MediumCeramic

Credit LineEx coll. William C. and Carol W. Thibadeau

Dimensions9 x 7 1/2 in. (22.9 x 19.1 cm)

Object number1991.004.267

Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, October 1996 - 2001
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), 96-97, figure 191.

ProvenanceEx coll. William (1920-2002) and Carol (1921-2019) Thibadeau, Atlanta, Georgia, purchased from Enrique Vargas (Enrique Vargas Alfaro) (1915-2008), San Jose, Costa Rica, September 1985.

Status

Not on view

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