Object Title
Palette and Grinder
Measurements
3.3 x 1.9 x 1.9 cm
Creation Date
1980-1760 BCE
Credit Line
Gift of Sue McGovern-Huffman
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/34145/grinding-palette?ctx=4ed88b854b8759578490ff162893726140c69428&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Ex coll. Dr. Ulrich Muller, Switzerland, acquired 1968-1978. Gifted to MCCM by Sue McGovern-Huffman [Sands of Time Ancient Art], Washington DC.
Exhibition Information
Life and the Afterlife: Ancient Egyptian Art from the Senusret Collection, Michael C. Carlos Museum, February 4 - August 6, 2023
Publication Information
To our knowledge, this object has never been published.
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
The Carlos continues to conduct provenance research on this and all objects in our collection.