2009.010.001

Object Title
Figure of a Woman
Measurements
78.7 x 43.2 cm
Creation Date
2nd Century BCE
Credit Line
Gift of Anne Cox Chambers
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/26195/figure-of-a-woman?ctx=12a7c0a76703e8356e25e303f210a9cf3713b141&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years.
Provenance Information
Ex private collection, Japan, acquired in Beirut, Lebanon, 1974. Purchased by MCCM from Sotheby's New York, December 10, 2008, lot 80.
Exhibition Information
Recent Gifts of Anne Cox Chambers, Michael C. Carlos Museum, March 13 - March 31, 2009
Recent Acquisitions, Michael C. Carlos Museum, March 31 - September 10, 2009
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, March 29, 2016 - February 12, 2018
Publication Information
Sotheby's New York, Antiquities (10 December 2008), 109, lot 80.
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
The Carlos continues to conduct provenance research on this object.

2007.001.001

Object Title
Head of a Goddess
Measurements
47 x 35.6 x 27.9 cm
Creation Date
2nd Century 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/24119/head-of-a-goddess?ctx=c49fdd9214ba3c783ebe331d3c71ab2eca2fa6d0&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years.
Provenance Information
With Christie's London, July 16, 1985, lot 463. With Antiquaria Gallery, London, England. Purchased by MCCM from Sotheby's New York, December 6, 2006, lot 35.
Exhibition Information
MCCM Galleries, July-August 2007
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, October 2007 - August 26, 2013
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 25, 2013 - Present
Publication Information
Christie's London, Fine Antiquities (Tuesday 16 July 1985), 111, number 463.
Christoph Reusser, Der Fidestempel auf dem Kapitol in Rom und seine Ausstattung: ein Beitrag zu den Ausgrabungen an der Via del Mare und um das Kapital 1926-1943 (Roma: "L'Erma" Di Bretschneider, 1993), 104, note 61.
Sotheby's New York, Antiquities (December 6, 2006), 30-31, lot 35.
Bo Emerson, "A Herculean Try for Goddess," The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, January 2, 2007.
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
Acquired by museum in 2007.

1993.002

Object Title
Statue of a Togatus
Measurements
163 x 62.2 x 40.6 cm
Creation Date
2nd Century CE
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/3505/statue-of-a-togatus?ctx=27c9c41ae6f050e760b074f945b52944d610821e&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Ex private collection, Austria. Purchased by MCCM from Bruce McAlpine [McAlpine Ancient Art Ltd.], London, England.
Exhibition Information
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11,1993 - May 2004
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2004 - August 26, 2013
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, September 25, 2013 - Present
Publication Information
Michael C. Carlos Museum Handbook (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 1996), 70.
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
Acquired by museum in 1993.

1992.022

Object Title
Aphrodite
Measurements
29.1 x 25.4 cm
Creation Date
1st Century BCE - 1st Century CE
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/6250/aphrodite?ctx=1a5d49d4ea7cd55ad4192d829f7345cc290b4e5c&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Ex private collection, Northern Ireland. Purchased by MCCM from Brian T. Aitken (1952-2009) [Acanthus Gallery], New York, New York.
Exhibition Information
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11,1993 - May 2004
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2004 - August 26, 2013
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, September 25, 2013 - May 20, 2016
Roman Myth and Myth-Making, Jundt Art Museum, Gonzaga University, Spokane, Washington, September 17 - December 17, 2016
Publication Information
Michael C. Carlos Museum Handbook (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 1996), 66.
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
Acquired by museum in 1992.

1991.004.042

Object Title
Severed Head
Measurements
12.7 x 12.1 x 13.3 cm
Creation Date
1000-1520 BCE
Credit Line
Ex coll. William C. and Carol W. Thibadeau
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/22519/severed-head-effigy?ctx=5bf6025c3c7d90c1da5e883a4ef68f3a5fdc7c52&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Ex coll. William (1920-2002) and Carol (1921-2019) Thibadeau, Atlanta, Georgia, acquired from Enrique Vargas (Enrique Vargas Alfaro) (1915-2008), San Jose, Costa Rica, September 1968.
Exhibition Information
Pre-Columbian Art from the Collections of Paul A. Clifford and William C. Thibadeau, The High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, February 13 - April 4, 1971
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11, 1993 - 2001
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, February 9, 2013 - Present
Publication Information
Rebecca Stone-Miller, Seeing With New Eyes: Highlights of the Michael C. Carlos Museum Collection of Art of the Ancient Americas (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2002), 140, figure 310.
Rebecca Stone, The Jaguar Within: Shamanic Trance in Ancient Central and South American Art (Austin: University of Texas Press, 2011), 89, figure 4.18.
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
Acquired by museum in 1991.

1991.003

Object Title
Head of Diadoumenos
Measurements
30.9 x 21.4 cm
Creation Date
mid 2nd Century CE
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/17652/head-of-the-diadoumenos?ctx=02bb1b2c99eff06ebec854d529ffdb8f7b338343&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Said to be ex private collection, Germany, from before 1939. Purchased by Emory University Museum of Art and Archaeology from Ingrid (1939-2018) and Bruce McAlpine [McAlpine Ancient Art Ltd.], London, England.
Exhibition Information
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11,1993 - March 1996;
Nike: Victory and Competition at the Ancient Greek Festival Games, Michael C. Carlos Museum, March 30 - August 18, 1996;
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, August 1996 - May 2004;
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2004 - August 26, 2013;
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, September 25, 2013 - Present
Publication Information
"Emory Acquires a Worthy Symbol for the Olympics," The Atlanta Journal Constitution (July 17, 1991): C6.;
Michael C. Carlos Museum Handbook (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 1996), 60.;
Jasper Gaunt, "New Galleries of Greek & Roman Art at Emory University: The Michael C. Carlos Museum," Minerva 16 (2005): 13-17.;
Michael C. Carlos Museum: Highlights of the Collections (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2011), 57.
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 1991.

1985.016

Object Title
Statue of Apollo
Measurements
78 x 27.3 cm
Creation Date
1st-2nd Century CE
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/18416/statue-of-apollo?ctx=3a01fe40da6c0ea932457047350ee3edd0f6b2d2&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 year
Provenance Information
Ex private collection, Switzerland, late 1950s. Paris art market. Ex private collection, United States. Purchased by Emory University Museum of Art and Archaeology from Robin Symes [Robin Symes Ltd.], London, England.
Exhibition Information
An Enduring Ideal: Classical Art from the Michael C. Carlos Museum at Emory University, Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, November 1, 1992 - February 15, 1993;
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11,1993 - May 2004;
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2004 - August 8, 2016;
Roman Myth and Myth-Making, Jundt Art Museum, Gonzaga University, Spokane, Washington, September 17 - December 17, 2016;
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, February 6, 2017 - Present
Publication Information
Helen C. Smith, "A Walk Through Time," Atlanta Weekly, June 8, 1986.;
Robert H. Tykot, et al. "Analysis of Classical Marble Sculptures in the Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University, Atlanta," in ASMOSIA XI: Interdisciplinary Studies on Ancient Stone, ed. Daniela Matetic Poljak and Katja Marasovic (Split: University of Split, 2018), 502, figure 4.
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 1985.

1984.017

Object Title
Head of Weary Herakles
Measurements
20.2 x 13.6 cm
Creation Date
1st-2nd Century CE
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/19889/head-of-weary-herakles?ctx=0e37e1601eff4ce355025ba4e773433b0ecae239&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Ex coll. Jack Matossian, Geneva, Switzerland. Ex private collection, England. Purchased by Emory University Museum of Art and Archaeology from Alan Safani [Safani Gallery], New York, New York.
Exhibition Information
The Art of Rome: An Exhibition of Sculpture, Wall Paintings, Bronzes, Jewelry, and Glasses of the Roman Period, Safani Gallery, New York, New York, December 2, 1983 - January 14, 1984;
An Enduring Ideal: Classical Art from the Michael C. Carlos Museum at Emory University, Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, November 1, 1992 - February 15, 1993;
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11,1993 - March 1996;
Nike: Victory and Competition at the Ancient Greek Festival Games, Michael C. Carlos Museum, March 30 - August 18, 1996;
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, August 1996 - May 2004;
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2004 - September 30, 2014;
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, February 23, 2015 - Present
Publication Information
Safani Gallery, The Art of Rome (1983), 2.;
Bonna D. Wescoat and Monique Seefried, "Emory University Museum of Art and Archaeology Reopens," Archaeology 38 (1985): 60.;
Jasper Gaunt, "New Galleries of Greek and Roman Art at Emory University: The Michael C. Carlos Museum," Minerva 16 (January-February 2005): 13-17.
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 1984.

1984.006

Object Title
Portrait Head of Alexander the Great
Measurements
5.7 x 4.1 cm
Creation Date
2nd-3rd Century CE
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/14744/portrait-head-of-alexander-iii-the-great?ctx=c0c63da5ba2dae5991d22ab9e5f9c65c91f81bb8&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Purchased by Emory University Museum of Art and Archaeology from Brian T. Aitken (1952-2009) [Acanthus Gallery], New York, New York.
Exhibition Information
An Enduring Ideal: Classical Art from the Michael C. Carlos Museum at Emory University, Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, November 1, 1992 - February 15, 1993;
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11, 1993 - May 2004;
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2004 - June 24, 2013;
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, October 28, 2013 - March 14, 2023;
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 2, 2023 - Present
Publication Information
Michael C. Carlos Museum Handbook (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 1996), 68.;
Cornelius Vermeule, "Faces of Empire (Julius Caesar to Justinian)," The Celator 21 (July 2007): 28.;
Susan Jaques, A Love for the Beautiful: Discovering America's Hidden Art Museums (Guilford, CT: Globe Pequot Press, 2012), 42.
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 1984.

1984.003

Object Title
Head of a Female Figure
Measurements
17.5 x 12 cm
Creation Date
3rd Century BCE
Credit Line
Carlos Collection of Ancient Art
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/4253/head-of-a-female-figure?ctx=9c7418f24d2db5db5ee417c3d0f426cb7ce4c132&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Ex coll. Melba Davis Whatley, Texas. Purchased by Emory University Museum of Art and Archaeology from Merrin Gallery, New York, New York.
Exhibition Information
An Enduring Ideal: Classical Art from the Michael C. Carlos Museum at Emory University, Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, November 1, 1992 - February 15, 1993;
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11,1993 - May 2004;
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2004 - July 31, 2014;
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 15, 2014 - Present
Publication Information
To our knowledge, this object has never been published.
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
Gifted to museum in 1984.
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