Object Title
Head of Diadoumenos
Measurements
30.9 x 21.4 cm
Creation Date
mid 2nd Century CE
Credit Line
Carlos Collection of Ancient Art
Museum Name
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/17652/head-of-the-diadoumenos?ctx=02bb1b2c99eff06ebec854d529ffdb8f7b338343&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Said to be ex private collection, Germany, from before 1939. Purchased by Emory University Museum of Art and Archaeology from Ingrid (1939-2018) and Bruce McAlpine [McAlpine Ancient Art Ltd.], London, England.
Exhibition Information
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11,1993 - March 1996;
Nike: Victory and Competition at the Ancient Greek Festival Games, Michael C. Carlos Museum, March 30 - August 18, 1996;
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, August 1996 - May 2004;
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2004 - August 26, 2013;
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, September 25, 2013 - Present
Nike: Victory and Competition at the Ancient Greek Festival Games, Michael C. Carlos Museum, March 30 - August 18, 1996;
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, August 1996 - May 2004;
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2004 - August 26, 2013;
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, September 25, 2013 - Present
Publication Information
"Emory Acquires a Worthy Symbol for the Olympics," The Atlanta Journal Constitution (July 17, 1991): C6.;
Michael C. Carlos Museum Handbook (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 1996), 60.;
Jasper Gaunt, "New Galleries of Greek & Roman Art at Emory University: The Michael C. Carlos Museum," Minerva 16 (2005): 13-17.;
Michael C. Carlos Museum: Highlights of the Collections (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2011), 57.
Michael C. Carlos Museum Handbook (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 1996), 60.;
Jasper Gaunt, "New Galleries of Greek & Roman Art at Emory University: The Michael C. Carlos Museum," Minerva 16 (2005): 13-17.;
Michael C. Carlos Museum: Highlights of the Collections (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2011), 57.
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
Purchased by museum in 1991.