1991.004.042

Object Title
Severed Head
Measurements
12.7 x 12.1 x 13.3 cm
Creation Date
1000-1520 BCE
Credit Line
Ex coll. William C. and Carol W. Thibadeau
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/22519/severed-head-effigy?ctx=5bf6025c3c7d90c1da5e883a4ef68f3a5fdc7c52&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Ex coll. William (1920-2002) and Carol (1921-2019) Thibadeau, Atlanta, Georgia, acquired from Enrique Vargas (Enrique Vargas Alfaro) (1915-2008), San Jose, Costa Rica, September 1968.
Exhibition Information
Pre-Columbian Art from the Collections of Paul A. Clifford and William C. Thibadeau, The High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, February 13 - April 4, 1971
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11, 1993 - 2001
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, February 9, 2013 - Present
Publication Information
Rebecca 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), 140, figure 310.
Rebecca Stone, The Jaguar Within: Shamanic Trance in Ancient Central and South American Art (Austin: University of Texas Press, 2011), 89, figure 4.18.
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Gift or bequest expected or on loan prior to 2008
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
Acquired by museum in 1991.

1991.004.040

Object Title
Pot Stand
Measurements
17.8 x 8.2 cm
Creation Date
850-1500 CE
Credit Line
Ex coll. William C. and Carol W. Thibadeau
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/22457/pot-stand-with-anthropomorphic-monkeys?ctx=3fce4ae2c9fcf2b7384e727976ca0c956bfe362e&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Ex coll. William (1920-2002) and Carol (1921-2019) Thibadeau, Atlanta, Georgia, purchased from Enrique Vargas (Enrique Vargas Alfaro) (1915-2008), San Jose, Costa Rica, June 19, 1968.
Exhibition Information
Pre-Columbian Art from the Collections of Paul A. Clifford and William C. Thibadeau, The High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, February 13 - April 4, 1971
Five Continents, Nine Millennia, Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport, International Concourse E, Atlanta, Georgia, March 1997 - February 1, 1999
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, February 9, 2013 - February 6, 2017
Publication Information
To our knowledge, this object has never been published.
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Gift or bequest expected or on loan prior to 2008
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
Acquired by museum in 1991.

1991.004.035

Object Title
Male Figure
Measurements
34.1 x 23.4 x 10.2 cm
Creation Date
700-1100 CE
Credit Line
Ex coll. William C. and Carol W. Thibadeau
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/14607/male-figure-wearing-a-crocodile-mask?ctx=e8564211ba7dffb3586ea3ec3f7e61f4cf668646&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Ex coll. William (1920-2002) and Carol (1921-2019) Thibadeau, Atlanta, Georgia, purchased from Enrique Vargas (Enrique Vargas Alfaro) (1915-2008), San Jose, Costa Rica, December 1971.
Exhibition Information
Pre-Columbian Art from the Collections of Paul A. Clifford and William C. Thibadeau, The High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, February 13 - April 4, 1971
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11, 1993 - 2001
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 13, 2002 - June 2012
'For I am the Black Jaguar': Shamanic Visionary Experience in Ancient American Art, Michael C. Carlos Museum, September 5, 2012 - January 5, 2013
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, February 9, 2013 - March 18, 2019
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, July 2, 2019 - May 10, 2022
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, August 1, 2022 - Present
Publication Information
Pre-Columbian Art from the Collections of Paul A. Clifford and William C. Thibadeau (Atlanta: High Museum, 1971), plate XVI.
Rebecca 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), 140, figure 306.
Rebecca Stone, The Jaguar Within: Shamanic Trance in Ancient Central and South American Art (Austin: University of Texas Press, 2011), 82, figure 4.9.
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Gift or bequest expected or on loan prior to 2008
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
Acquired by museum in 1991.

1991.004.034

Object Title
Male Figure
Measurements
29.2 x 20.2 x 9.5 cm
Creation Date
1000-1520 CE
Credit Line
Ex coll. William C. and Carol W. Thibadeau
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/14595/male-figure-carrying-severed-head-and-weapon?ctx=4b0191a22fe4c065f58873e90964ebfab53a7308&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Ex coll. William (1920-2002) and Carol (1921-2019) Thibadeau, Atlanta, Georgia, purchased from Enrique Vargas (Enrique Vargas Alfaro) (1915-2008), San Jose, Costa Rica, May 1972.
Exhibition Information
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11, 1993 - 2001
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 13, 2002 - June 2012
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, February 9, 2013 - Present
Publication Information
Rebecca 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), 140, figure 309.
Rebecca Stone, The Jaguar Within: Shamanic Trance in Ancient Central and South American Art (Austin: University of Texas Press, 2011), 89, figure 4.18.
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Partial interest received prior to 2008
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
Acquired by museum in 1991.

1990.011.270

Object Title
Mask
Measurements
11.3 x 9.4 x 3.1 cm
Creation Date
1490-1510 CE
Credit Line
Gift of William C. and Carol W. Thibadeau
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/2711/teotihuacanstyle-mask?ctx=2ca6bbbf73457c63dab4b294644debadd28340fa&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Ex coll. William (1920-2002) and Carol (1921-2019) Thibadeau, Atlanta, Georgia, purchased from Genevieve Arnold (1928-2005), Atlanta, Georgia, July 12, 1982.
Exhibition Information
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 13, 2002 - June 2012;
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, February 9, 2013 - Present
Publication Information
Rebecca 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), 48, figure 89.
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Gift or bequest expected or on loan prior to 2008
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
Gifted to museum in 1990.

1990.011.269

Object Title
Facial Mask Pendant
Measurements
7.6 cm
Creation Date
100 BCE - 600 CE
Credit Line
Gift of William C. and Carol W. Thibadeau
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/2661/facial-mask-pendant?ctx=95ca51b4e467c437b739d2d0b587ec7b3379c04e&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Ex coll. William (1920-2002) and Carol (1921-2019) Thibadeau, Atlanta, Georgia, probably purchased from Genevieve Arnold (1928-2005), Atlanta, Georgia.
Exhibition Information
To our knowledge, this object has never been exhibited.
Publication Information
To our knowledge, this object has never been published.
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Gift or bequest expected or on loan prior to 2008
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
Gifted to museum in 1990.

1985.022.007

Object Title
Cylinder Seal
Measurements
1.7 cm
Creation Date
1600-1350 BCE
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan P. Rosen
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/18207/cylinder-seal-with-griffin?ctx=abb761bcfc9afad537c67adf8b4935bb89f6db3f&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Said to be ex Marcopoli Collection, Aleppo, Syria, assembled late 19th Century. Thence by descent. With Jonathan Rosen [Atlantis Antiquities, Ltd.], New York, New York, purchased in Zurich, Switzerland, May 1982.
Exhibition Information
Selected Acquisitions: Asia to America, Emory University Museum of Art and Archaeology, May 8 - August 8, 1987;
Monsters, Demons & Winged Beasts: Composite Creatures in the Ancient World, Michael C. Carlos Museum, February 5 - June 19, 2011
Publication Information
To our knowledge, this object has never been published.
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Gift or bequest expected or on loan prior to 2008
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
Gifted to museum in 1985.

1985.022.003

Object Title
Cylinder Seal
Measurements
1 x 2.1 cm
Creation Date
2000-1600 BCE
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan P. Rosen
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/19016/cylinder-seal-with-presentation-to-the-weathergod?ctx=a48b03c85b3a233ff99997425faa2c75fec7e569&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Said to be ex Marcopoli Collection, Aleppo, Syria, assembled late 19th Century. Thence by descent. With Jonathan Rosen [Atlantis Antiquities, Ltd.], New York, New York, purchased in Zurich, Switzerland, May 1982.
Exhibition Information
Selected Acquisitions: Asia to America, Emory University Museum of Art and Archaeology, May 8 - August 8, 1987;
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11, 1993 - Spring 2001;
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2001 - 2012
Publication Information
Michael C. Carlos Museum Handbook. Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum (1996): 34.
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Gift or bequest expected or on loan prior to 2008
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
Gifted to museum in 1985.

1985.022.002

Object Title
Cylinder Seal
Measurements
3.8 x 2.9 x 9.1 cm
Creation Date
2350-2150 BCE
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan P. Rosen
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/1456/cylinder-seal-with-watergod-enki--attendant-usmu-and-bird?ctx=f450f85d4dedef7c415fc55cdca270038b4e7334&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Michael C. Carlos Museum Handbook (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 1996), 34.
Exhibition Information
Selected Acquisitions: Asia to America, Emory University Museum of Art and Archaeology, May 8 - August 8, 1987;
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11, 1993 - Spring 2001;
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2001 - 2012;
Michael C. Carlos Museum Morgens West Foundation Galleries of Ancient Near Eastern Art, November 10, 2018 - Present
Publication Information
Michael C. Carlos Museum Handbook (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 1996), 34.
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Gift or bequest expected or on loan prior to 2008
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
Gifted to museum in 1985.

1979.058.008 A/B

Object Title
Metate with Mano
Measurements
19.4 x 8.6 x 5.7 cm
Creation Date
1-500 CE
Credit Line
Gift of James L. Taylor
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Country of Origin
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/22185/utilitarian-metate-with-mano?ctx=d106bdd681952de580cbb56877578723308caf5e&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Collected by Ray McKimm. Ex coll. James L. Taylor, Georgia.
Exhibition Information
MCCM 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
Publication Information
Rebecca 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), 133, figure 288ab.
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Gift or bequest expected or on loan prior to 2008
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
Gifted to museum in 1979.
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