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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Michael McKelvey.
Tripod Lid with Bird and Feathered Serpent Imagery
© 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

Tripod Lid with Bird and Feathered Serpent Imagery

Place CreatedZaachila, Mexico, North America
CultureMixtec
PeriodEarly Postclassic
Date900-1200 CE
MediumCeramic
Credit LineGift of Cora W. and Laurence C. Witten II
Dimensions3 1/8 x 8 x 6 7/8 in. (7.9 x 20.3 x 17.5 cm)
Object number1992.015.187
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), 44, figure 75.
ProvenanceEx coll. Laurence (1926-1995) and Cora (1931-2023) Witten, United States, purchased from Victor Gonzalez [Oaxaca Curios Shop], Oaxaca, Mexico, ca. 1967-1971.
Status
On view
Collections
  • Art of the Americas