Object Title
Pyramid Topped Funerary Stela
Measurements
113 x 39.4 x 12.1 cm
Creation Date
1292-1191 BCE
Credit Line
Gift of Joseph A. Lewis, II and Sofi Lewis
Museum Name
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 1000 CE
Provenance Information
Ex coll. Simon Ohan Simonian, Switzerland, from 1970s. Imported into United States, 2003. Ex coll. Joop Bollen, United States, purchased from Kevork Simonian [Nomis Antiquities], Van Nuys, California, 2006. Ex coll. Joseph and Sofi Lewis, United States.
Exhibition Information
To our knowledge, this object has never been exhibited.
Publication Information
To our knowledge, this object has never been published.
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 reportedly out of source country before current export laws and regulations were put in place. The Carlos continues to conduct provenance research on this object and all of our collections.