Object Title
Opus Sectile Pavement Panel
Measurements
43 5/16 x 78 1/2 in (110 x 119.4 cm)
Creation Date
late 1st - 2nd Century CE
Credit Line
Carlos Collection of Ancient Art
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/24418/opus-sectile-pavement-panel?ctx=334731ec92a2f92cc4aa892e2c91296e447a0ca3&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Prior to 476 CE for Greek and Roman art
Provenance Information
Ex coll. Flora Mechoulam, Europe, 1960s. Ex coll. Jorge Rodriguez-Mendez, Mexico, 1960s or 1970s. Acquired by Joseph Coplin and Robin Beningson [Antiquarium, Ltd.], New York, New York, from New York art market, 1996. Purchased by MCCM from Antiquarium, 2008.
Exhibition Information
MCCM Permanent Collection Gallery, February 2009 - August 26, 2013;
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, September 25, 2013 - Present
Publication Information
Antiquarium, Ltd., Ancient Treasures V (2007), 37.
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Informed judgement that works were outside of the country of modern discovery before 1970
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
Panel was reported to have been in Mexico by the 1970s. The Carlos continues to do provenance research on this object and all of our collections.