Object Title
Head of a Deity
Measurements
4 1/2 x 3 5/8 x 3 3/8 in (11.4 x 9.2 x 8.6 cm)
Creation Date
1894-1600 BCE
Credit Line
Partial gift in memory of Renee D. Beningson and partial gift of the Forward Arts Foundation
Museum Name
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/27389/head-of-a-deity?ctx=151b2ebedc7ce95c6a3f33146d13ac5bcae883e4&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Prior to 700 CE for ancient Near Eastern art
Provenance Information
Ex private collection, United States, 1970s. Ex coll. Renee D. Beningson (1931-2006) [Antiquarium, Ltd.], New York, New York, acquired New York, 1985. Purchased by MCCM from Antiquarium, Ltd., New York, New York, 2010.
Exhibition Information
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, May 15, 2013 - February 12, 2018;
Michael C. Carlos Museum Morgens West Foundation Galleries of Ancient Near Eastern Art, November 10, 2018 - Present
Michael C. Carlos Museum Morgens West Foundation Galleries of Ancient Near Eastern Art, November 10, 2018 - Present
Publication Information
Michael C. Carlos Museum: Highlights of the Collections (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2011), 33.
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 reported to have been in the United States since the 1970s. The Carlos continues to do provenance research on this object and all our collections.