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ClassificationsArt of the Americas

Large Tripod Vessel with Geometric Motifs

Possible OriginCosta Rica, Central America, North America

Possible OriginNicaragua, Central America, North America

PeriodPeriod VI

Date1000-1350 CE

MediumCeramic

Credit LineGift of Cora W. and Laurence C. Witten II

Dimensions9 7/8 x 8 5/8 in. (25.1 x 21.9 cm)

Object number1992.015.102

Exhibition HistoryThe Art of Collecting: Recent Acquisitions at the Michael C. Carlos Museum, Michael C. Carlos Museum, November 8, 1997 - January 4, 1998
MCCM 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), 96-97, figure 190.

ProvenanceEx coll. Laurence (1926-1995) and Cora (1931-2023) Witten, United States, possibly acquired from William Thibadeau (1920-2002), Atlanta, Georgia, ca. 1960-1985.

Status

Not on view

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