Object Title
Altar with Four Figures of Ram Headed God
Measurements
1 3/8 x 1 1/4 in (3.5 x 3.2 cm)
Creation Date
mid 1st Millennium BCE
Credit Line
Anonymous gift on the occasion of Peter Lacovara's 10th anniversary with the museum
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/24799/altar-with-four-figures-of-ram-headed-god?ctx=3f254700fe8cec02bb2af793873eaf7f50237d8f&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Prior to 700 CE for ancient Near Eastern art
Provenance Information
With Joseph Coplin and Robin Beningson [Antiquarium, Ltd.], New York, New York, from at least 1996.
Exhibition Information
Monsters, Demons & Winged Beasts: Composite Creatures in the Ancient World, Michael C. Carlos Museum, February 5 - June 19, 2011;
Michael C. Carlos Museum Morgens West Foundation Galleries of Ancient Near Eastern Art, November 10, 2018 - Present
Publication Information
Antiquarium, Ltd., Zoologica (1996), 20.
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 had been published 12 years before coming to museum. The Carlos continues to conduct provenance research on this object and all of our collections.