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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Michael McKelvey.
Cylinder Vase with K'in (Sun) Symbols
© 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

Cylinder Vase with K'in (Sun) Symbols

Place CreatedPeten, Guatemala, North America
CultureMaya
PeriodLate Classic
Date670-830 CE
MediumCeramic
Credit LineGift of William C. and Carol W. Thibadeau
Dimensions6 3/4 x 4 in. (17.1 x 10.2 cm)
Object number1990.011.078
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 - May 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), 14, figure 15.
ProvenanceEx coll. William (1920-2002) and Carol (1921-2019) Thibadeau, Atlanta, Georgia, purchased 1972.
Status
On view
Collections
  • Art of the Americas