Object Title
Olpe Handle in the Form of a Siren
Measurements
18.3 x 10.6 x 5.4 cm
Creation Date
ca. 480 BCE
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/23928/olpe-wine-jug-handle-in-the-form-of-a-siren?ctx=919859d33708b145227af2a2205e77cdbf0bb531&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Ex coll. Sir Claude Hankes-Drielsma [Stanford Place Collection], Great Britain, acquired from Robert Haber & Associates, New York, 1997. Purchased by MCCM from Christie's London, April 26, 2006, lot 21.
Exhibition Information
Monsters, Demons & Winged Beasts: Composite Creatures in the Ancient World, Michael C. Carlos Museum, February 5 - June 19, 2011;
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 9, 2013 - April 28, 2014;
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, July 2014 - Present
Publication Information
Christie's London, The Stanford Place Collection of Antiquities (April 26, 2006), lot 21.
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Gift or bequest expected or on loan prior to 2008
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
Purchased by museum in 2006.