Object Title
Head of a King
Measurements
11.8 x 4.4 x 7.3 cm
Creation Date
1837-1760 BCE
Credit Line
Gift of the Morgens West Foundation
Museum Name
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/12714/royal-head?ctx=059e8aed30b2d5d3d2cdea3975d55fb4fddb3275&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years.
Provenance Information
Ex private collection, France. With Charles Ede Ltd., London, England, acquired from Jean-Philippe Mariaud de Serres (1944-2007) [Galerie Serres], Paris, France, November 5, 2003. With Rupert Wace Ancient Art, Ltd., London, England, purchased from Charles Ede Ltd. Purchased by MCCM from Rupert Wace.
Exhibition Information
From Pharaohs to Emperors: New Egyptian and Classical Antiquities at Emory, Michael C. Carlos Museum, January 14 - April 2, 2006
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, 2006 - Present
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, 2006 - Present
Publication Information
Charles Ede Ltd., Egyptian Antiquities (2004), number 11.
Rupert Wace Ancient Art (2005), number 37.
Peter Lacovara and Jasper Gaunt, "From Pharaohs to Emperors: Egyptian, Near Eastern & Classical Antiquities at Emory," Minerva 17 (January/February 2006): 9-16.
Rupert Wace Ancient Art (2005), number 37.
Peter Lacovara and Jasper Gaunt, "From Pharaohs to Emperors: Egyptian, Near Eastern & Classical Antiquities at Emory," Minerva 17 (January/February 2006): 9-16.
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 2005.