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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Globular Vessel with Geometric Design
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsArt of the Americas

Globular Vessel with Geometric Design

AAT Object Form/FunctionJar
AAT Object Form/FunctionVessels (containers)
Possible OriginNicaragua, Central America, North America
Possible OriginCosta Rica, North America
CultureGreater Chiriquí
PeriodPeriod VI
Date1000-1520 CE
MediumCeramic
Credit LineGift of James L. Taylor
Dimensions6 1/2 x 3 5/8 in. (16.5 x 9.2 cm)
Object number1979.058.005
Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, February 9, 2013 - 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), 128, figure 267.
ProvenanceCollected by Ray McKimm, said to have been taken from graves exposed during the construction of the Inter American Highway, 1943. Ex coll. James L. Taylor, Georgia.
Status
On view
Collections
  • Art of the Americas