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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Female Figurine Head
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsArt of the Americas

Female Figurine Head

Place CreatedGuatemala, North America
CultureMaya
PeriodMiddle Preclassic
Date800-300 BCE
MediumCeramic
Credit LineGift of William C. and Carol W. Thibadeau
Dimensions2 1/4 x 1 3/4 in. (5.7 x 4.4 cm)
Object number1990.011.105
Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 13, 2002 - June 2012
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), 32, figure 36.
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, December 6, 1976.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Art of the Americas