1989.004

Object Title
Alter, later reused as a statue base
Measurements
8.4 x 11.2 cm
Creation Date
1st Century BCE
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence A. Fleischman
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/20175/altar-later-reused-as-a-statue-base?ctx=0727bfaf21fffbf38e7c0d585528b52d5c3049b7&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Ex coll. Barbara and Lawrence (1925-1997) Fleischman, New York, New York.
Exhibition Information
The Fragrant Past: Perfumes of Cleopatra and Julius Caesar, Emory University Museum of Art and Archaeology, April 5 - June 25, 1989;
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 - September 21, 2023;
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, November 7, 2023 - 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 1989.

1988.004.002

Object Title
Table Leg
Measurements
62.5 x 21.6 cm
Creation Date
1st Century CE
Credit Line
Gift of the Connoisseurs
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/22080/table-leg-in-the-form-of-a-lion-head?ctx=69c0d7a5fd79b2015a0554508964ca9ca131d389&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
Recent Acquisitions, Emory University Museum of Art and Archaeology, July 14 - September 15, 1988;
The Beauty of Beasts, Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Memphis, Tennessee, November 1, 1992 - April 15, 1993;
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11, 1993 - May 2004;
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2004 - August 27, 2013;
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, September 25, 2013 - September 30, 2014;
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, November 17, 2014 - March 14, 2023;
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 2, 2023 - Present
Publication Information
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), 60.
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 1988.

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.

1985.014.016

Object Title
Sarcophagus Handle
Measurements
18.3 x 3.9 cm
Creation Date
3rd Century CE
Credit Line
Gift of Victor Della Fera
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/21440/sarcophagus-handle?ctx=b0187320a279773fc1ea23abec2fae83d091fc05&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 year
Provenance Information
Ex coll. Victor J. Della Fera (1917-1993), East Hartford, Connecticut, acquired from Intercontinental Antiquity Corporation, San Rafael, California, ca. 1981.
Exhibition Information
Selected Acquisitions: Asia to America, Emory University Museum of Art and Archaeology, May 8 - August 8, 1987;
The Beauty of Beasts, Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Memphis, TennesseeNovember 1, 1992 - April 15, 1993;
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11, 1993 - May 2004;
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2004 - August 27, 2013;
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, September 25, 2013 - July 29, 2014;
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, November 17, 2014 - March 14, 2023;
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 2, 2023 - 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
Purchased by museum in 1985.

1985.005

Object Title
Mirror
Measurements
12.1 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/19721/mirror-with-meleager-and-atalanta?ctx=249307d5875cfab70b2c7aa8a1f8dfb279e146df&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Ex coll. Honorable Robert William Hervey Erskine, England. Purchased by Emory University Museum of Art and Archaeology from Robin Symes [Robin Symes Ltd.], London, England.
Exhibition Information
The Fragrant Past: Perfumes of Cleopatra and Julius Caesar, Emory University Museum of Art and Archaeology, April 5 - June 25, 1989;
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11, 1993 - May 2004;
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2004 - September 30, 2014;
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, November 17, 2014 - Present
Publication Information
Michael C. Carlos Museum Handbook (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 1996), 68.
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.

2023.105.11

Object Title
Aureus of Numerian, Caesar, Emperor of Rome; Carinus, Emperor of Rome from Lugdunum
Measurements
4.69 g, 6:00, 19.4 mm
Creation Date
283
Credit Line
Gift of Ben Lee Damsky
Museum Contact
artgalleryinfo@yale.edu
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/125891
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
N/A
Provenance Information
Sale, CNG Triton VII, New York, January 13–14, 2004, lot 1031; sold to Ben Lee Damsky,January 13–14, 2004 (on loan as a promised gift to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., from 2008–23); given to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 2023
Exhibition Information
N/A
Publication Information
N/A
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
N/D
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
N/A

2023.105.3

Object Title
Aureus of Trajan
Measurements
7.07 g, 7:00, 19.4 mm
Creation Date
107
Credit Line
Gift of Ben Lee Damsky
Museum Contact
artgalleryinfo@yale.edu
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/125556
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
N/A
Provenance Information
Sale, J. Hirsch, Munich, May 11–13, 1911, lot 933. Sale, Adolph Hess Nachfolger, Frankfurt, November 28, 1912, lot 288. Sale , J. Schulman, Amsterdam, March 5, 1923, lot 1034 . Robert Jameson (1861–1942), London. Giuseppe Mazzini (1883–1961). Leo Biaggi de Blasys (1906–-1979), probably Italy. Sale, Bank Leu, Zurich, April 23, 1980, lot 273. Sale, Stack’s, New York, December 9–10, 1992, lot 3024; sold to Herb Kreindler, New Jersey, December 9–10, 1992; sold to Ben Lee Damsky, 1992 (on loan as a promised gift to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 2008–23); given to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 2023
Exhibition Information
N/A
Publication Information
N/A
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
N/D
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
N/A

2023.105.1

Object Title
Aureus of Galba, Emperor of Rome from Narbo
Measurements
7.33 g, 6:00, 18.3 mm
Creation Date
68
Credit Line
Gift of Ben Lee Damsky
Museum Contact
artgalleryinfo@yale.edu
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/125479
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
N/A
Provenance Information
Sale, Numismatics Ars Classica, Zurich, June 26, 2003, lot 1802; sold to Ben Lee Damsky, June 26, 2003 (on loan as a promised gift to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 2008 –23); given to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 2023
Exhibition Information
N/A
Publication Information
N/A
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
N/D
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
N/A
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