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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Footed Ovoid 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

Footed Ovoid Vessel with Feathered Serpent Motif

Possible OriginCosta Rica, Central America, North America
Possible OriginNicaragua, Central America, North America
PeriodPeriod VI
Date1000-1300 CE
MediumCeramic
Credit LineEx coll. William C. and Carol W. Thibadeau
Dimensions8 x 6 1/4 in. (20.3 x 15.9 cm)
Object number1991.004.261
Exhibition HistoryPre-Columbian Art in Southern Collections, Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville, Alabama, September 9 - October 28, 1979
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, October 1996 - 2001
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 13, 2002 - June 2012
Published ReferencesPre-Columbian Art in Southern Collections (Huntsville: The Museum, 1979), 37, 47, number 69.
Rebecca 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 188.
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, March 1977.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Art of the Americas