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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Michael McKelvey.
Vessel with Incised Heads
© 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

Vessel with Incised Heads

Possible OriginBelize, North America
Possible OriginMexico, North America
Possible OriginGuatemala, North America
CultureMaya
PeriodEarly Classic - Late Classic
Date400-600 CE
MediumCeramic
Credit LineGift of William C. and Carol W. Thibadeau
Dimensions5 11/16 x 4 1/2 in. (14.4 x 11.4 cm)
Object number1990.011.069
Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 13, 2002 - June 2012
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, February 9, 2013 - 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), 10, figure 10.
ProvenanceEx coll. William (1920-2002) and Carol (1921-2019) Thibadeau, Atlanta, Georgia, received as gift, July 12, 1982.
Status
On view
Collections
  • Art of the Americas