Object Title
Calyx-Krater
Measurements
58.1 x 47 cm
Creation Date
ca. 380 BCE
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/10243/redfigure-calyxkrater-of-the-abduction-of-europa?ctx=97e0749e27dbd4317d91f6af48dd6b65e59663ef&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years.
Provenance Information
Purchased by MCCM from Brian T. Aitken (1952-2009) [Acanthus Gallery], New York, New York.
Exhibition Information
Travelled in conjunction with The Centaur's Smile: The Human Animal in Early Greek Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas, August 1, 2003 - May 31, 2004
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2004 - January 2011
Monsters, Demons & Winged Beasts: Composite Creatures in the Ancient World, Michael C. Carlos Museum, February 5 - June 19, 2011
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, June 20, 2011 - August 26, 2013
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, October 2, 2013 - Present
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2004 - January 2011
Monsters, Demons & Winged Beasts: Composite Creatures in the Ancient World, Michael C. Carlos Museum, February 5 - June 19, 2011
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, June 20, 2011 - August 26, 2013
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, October 2, 2013 - Present
Publication Information
Jasper Gaunt, "New Galleries of Greek & Roman Art at Emory University: The Michael C. Carlos Museum," Minerva 16 (January/February 2005): 13-17.
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 2003.