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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Michael McKelvey.
Human Effigy Vessel
© 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

Human Effigy Vessel

Place CreatedEcuador, South America
CultureChorrera
Date1200-300 BCE
MediumCeramic
Credit LineGift of William C. and Carol W. Thibadeau
Dimensions4 1/4 x 7 1/2 x 5 1/4 in. (10.8 x 19 x 13.3 cm)
Object number1990.011.049
Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11, 1993 - 2001
MCCM 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), 175, figure 413.
ProvenanceEx coll. William (1920-2002) and Carol (1921-2019) Thibadeau, Atlanta, Georgia, purchased from Manuel Mass, North Carolina, June 15, 1974.
Status
On view
Collections
  • Art of the Americas