© 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

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