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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Michael McKelvey.
Square Earspool
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Michael McKelvey.
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Michael McKelvey.
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Michael McKelvey.
ClassificationsArt of the Americas

Square Earspool

Place CreatedCosta Rica, North America
PeriodPeriod V
Date500-800 CE
MediumAndesite
Credit LineEx coll. William C. and Carol W. Thibadeau
Dimensions1 1/4 x 1 5/16 x 5/16 in. (3.2 x 3.3 x 0.8 cm)
Object number1991.004.420
Exhibition HistoryCosta Rican Lapidary Arts: From Natural Stone to Ceremonial Celt, Michael C. Carlos Museum, September 30, 1993 - August 22, 1994
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), 26, figure 32.
ProvenanceEx coll. William (1920-2002) and Carol (1921-2019) Thibadeau, Atlanta, Georgia, purchased October 1977.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Art of the Americas