Object Title
Amulet of Amun
Measurements
4 1/2 x 1 in (11.4 x 2.5 cm)
Creation Date
722-332 BCE
Credit Line
Egyptian Purchase Fund
Museum Name
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/13675/amulet-of-amun?ctx=51b9cadac2727f53ccb521a1ad9aeaf567a36aa2&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Prior to 641 CE for Egyptian art
Provenance Information
Said to be ex private collection, United Kingdom, acquired during diplomatic service in Sudan, early 1970s. Ex coll. Michael Hedqvist [Phoenix Ancient Art SA], Geneva, Switzerland, acquired from Swiss art market, 2001. With Joseph Coplin and Robin Beningson [Antiquarium, Ltd.], New York, New York, from 2005. Purchased by MCCM from Antiquarium, Ltd.
Exhibition Information
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, 2006 - December 1, 2014;
African Cosmos: Stellar Arts, Michael C. Carlos Museum, January 31 - June 21, 2015;
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, July 8, 2015 - Present
African Cosmos: Stellar Arts, Michael C. Carlos Museum, January 31 - June 21, 2015;
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, July 8, 2015 - Present
Publication Information
Ancient Treasures IV (New York: Antiquarium Ltd, 2006), 6.
Michael C. Carlos Museum: Highlights of the Collections (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2011), 26.
Marjorie M. Fisher, et al., Ancient Nubia: African Kingdoms on the Nile (Cairo: The American University in Cairo Press, 2012), 126, figure 83.
Michael C. Carlos Museum: Highlights of the Collections (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2011), 26.
Marjorie M. Fisher, et al., Ancient Nubia: African Kingdoms on the Nile (Cairo: The American University in Cairo Press, 2012), 126, figure 83.
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Cumulative facts and circumstances
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
Object was out of source country before export laws and regulations were put in place. The Carlos continues to conduct provenance research on this object and all of our collections.