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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Michael McKelvey.
Pair of Triangular Earspools
© 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

Pair of Triangular Earspools

Place CreatedNorth America
CultureMaya
PeriodLate Classic
Dateca. 550 CE
MediumJadeite with quartz
Credit LineGift of William C. and Carol W. Thibadeau
Dimensions15/16 x 7/8 x 3/8 in. (2.4 x 2.2 x 1 cm)
Object number1990.011.093 A/B
Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 13, 2002 - June 2012
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, February 9, 2013 - May 13, 2019
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, July 2, 2019 - 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), 26, figure 27ab.
ProvenanceEx coll. William (1920-2002) and Carol (1921-2019) Thibadeau, Atlanta, Georgia, purchased 1975.
Status
On view
Collections
  • Art of the Americas