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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Michael McKelvey.
Figurine Head Fragment
© 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

Figurine Head Fragment

Place CreatedEcuador, South America
CultureValdivia
PeriodPhase 1 - Phase 4
Dateca. 3200-2600 BCE
MediumCeramic
Credit LineGift of William C. and Carol W. Thibadeau
Dimensions1 7/8 x 1 3/8 x 5/8 in. (4.8 x 3.5 x 1.6 cm)
Object number1990.011.048
Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 13, 2002 - June 2012
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, February 9, 2013 - March 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), 174, figure 410.
ProvenanceEx coll. William (1920-2002) and Carol (1921-2019) Thibadeau, Atlanta, Georgia, purchased 1985.
Status
On view
Collections
  • Art of the Americas