2000.001.004

Object Title
Phiale
Measurements
11.4 x 4.8 cm
Creation Date
6th 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/6851/phiale-inscribed-as-a-votive-in-a-dialect-not-yet-read?ctx=3cf52c21cd048d3e44986d9d9b1f731ad1e61ae6&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years.
Provenance Information
Ex coll. Christos G. Bastis (1904-1999), New York and Florida, acquired from Nicolas Koutoulakis (1910-1996), Geneva, Switzerland, 1976. Purchased by MCCM from Sotheby's New York, Sale 7404, December 9, 1999, lot 106.
Exhibition Information
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, 2000 - May 2004
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2004 - April 28, 2014
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, July 2014 - Present
Publication Information
Robert Gusmani, "Zwei neue Gefassinschriften in karischer Sprache," Kadmos 17 (1978), 67-75, plates I-II.
Bernard V. Bothmer, et al., Antiquities from the Collection of Christos G. Bastis (Mainz: Philipp von Zabern, 1987), 174-175, number 89.
Sotheby's New York, The Christos G. Bastis Collection (December 9, 1999), 126, lot 106.
MCCM Newsletter, March - May 2000.
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 2000.

1999.011.008

Object Title
Leda and the Swan
Measurements
85.1 x 27.9 x 18.4 cm
Creation Date
1st-2nd Century CE
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/6677/leda-and-the-swan?ctx=db0ab156379cb15e037c337b1d0d9f0bde7f7112&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Ex private collection, Paris, France, acquired 1950s, possibly in Tunisia. With Jean-Luc Chalmin, Zurich, Swizterland, from ca. 1984. Purchased by MCCM from Chalmin.
Exhibition Information
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2004 - August 26, 2013
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 25, 2013 - September 8, 2014
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 24, 2014 - Present
Publication Information
MCCM Newsletter, March - May 2000.
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 5.
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 1999.

1999.011.007

Object Title
Garland Sarcophagus
Measurements
228.6 x 83.8 x 76.2 cm
Creation Date
mid 2nd Century CE
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/6662/garland-sarcophagus?ctx=f0889860ad2bfe0fedac815297893f3b31215a4c&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Ex private collection, Switzerland. With Hesperia Art, London, England, 1992. Ex coll. Mr. M. Kalil a.o., London, England, before 1996. Purchased by MCCM from Christoph Leon, Basel, Switzerland.
Exhibition Information
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, 2000 - May 2004
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2004 - August 2007
The Roman World: Religions and Everyday Life, Dayton Art Institute, Dayton, Ohio, September 21, 2007 - January 6, 2008
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, February 2009 - Present
Publication Information
Apollo (March 1992): Hesperia Art advert.
Helga Herdejurgen, Stadtromische und Italische Girlandensarkophage (Berlin: Gebr. Mann, 1996), 106, number 44.
MCCM Newsletter, March - May 2000.
Jasper Gaunt, "New Galleries of Greek and Roman Art at Emory University: The Michael C. Carlos Museum," Minerva 16 (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 1999.

2005.083.001

Object Title
Head of Nike
Measurements
15.2 x 35.6 x 15.2 cm
Creation Date
1st Century CE
Credit Line
Gift of Michael and Stark Ward
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/11917/head-of-nike?ctx=49fc2b2a5fcb42d0fd0d176512d2647319e6a12a&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Ex coll. Michael Ward [Ward & Company, Works of Art, LLC], New York, New York, purchased July 1999.
Exhibition Information
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2004 - Present
Publication Information
MCCM Newsletter, December 2004 - February 2005.
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 2005.

2001.029.001

Object Title
Male Orant
Measurements
10.2 x 4 cm
Creation Date
7th Century BCE
Credit Line
Gift of Michael and Stark Ward in honor of Thalia Carlos
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/6730/male-orant?ctx=51e4fdc304a0fb173b9bb28470b18ac6b3dc57cc&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
With Michael Ward [Ward & Company, Works of Art, Inc.], New York, New York, from at least May 1999.
Exhibition Information
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2004 - May 30, 2014
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, July 2014 - Present
Publication Information
MCCM Newsletter, March - May 2000.
MCCM Newsletter, March - May 2002.
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 2001.

2016.005.001

Object Title
Red-Figure Pelike with Two Youths in Conversation
Measurements
35.9 x 26.7 x 21.6 cm
Creation Date
ca. 480 BCE
Credit Line
Gift of the Thalia N. Carlos and Chris M. Carlos Foundation
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/34325/redfigure-pelike-with-two-youths-in-conversation?ctx=6f82781ee3c5a80712eb43105c5a45a44a940ba7&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Ex coll. Vicomte du Dresnay, France, acquired before 1970. Purchased by MCCM from Michael Ward [Ward & Company, Works of Art, LLC], New York, New York.
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
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.

2003.025.001

Object Title
Faceted Core
Measurements
4.8 x 10.8 cm
Creation Date
ca. 3200-2700 BCE
Credit Line
Gift of Ward and Company
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/10378/faceted-core?ctx=357451c2a82589d65e4dacf625002189319d39b3&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years.
Provenance Information
Ex coll. K.John Hewett (1919-1994), England. Ex coll. Peter Sharrer, New Jersey, acquired from Hewett, London, England, by 1989. Loaned to San Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio, Texas (L.89.1.15). Gifted to MCCM by Michael Ward [Ward & Company, Works of Art, Inc.], New York, New York.
Exhibition Information
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2004 - September 2006
Ancient Art of the Cyclades, Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah, New York, October 2006 - July 2007
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, July 2007 - June 19, 2014
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, July 2014 - Present
Publication Information
Pat Getz-Gentle, Ancient Art of the Cyclades (Katonah, New York: Katonah Museum of Art, 2006), 60, catalogue 85.
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 2003.

2003.005.001

Object Title
Seated Figure from a Grave Naiskos
Measurements
96.5 x 59.7 x 27.3 cm
Creation Date
ca. 350-325 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/10150/seated-figure-from-a-grave-naiskos?ctx=339a737ff8b2500f9d894556bdf027dc74a9c467&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Ex private collection. Purchased by MCCM from Michael Ward [Ward & Company, Fine Art, Inc.], New York, New York.
Exhibition Information
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2004 - Present
Publication Information
MCCM Newsletter, March - May 2003.
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 2003.

2000.006.003

Object Title
Votive Statuette of an Enthroned Athena
Measurements
11.4 x 6.2 x 5.4 cm
Creation Date
6th 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/6962/votive-statuette-of-an-enthroned-athena?ctx=522daea3f97043b1cbbf5eed12539f5b0005ebf1&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years.
Provenance Information
Purchased by MCCM from Michael Ward [Ward & Company, Works of Art, Inc.], New York, New York.
Exhibition Information
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2004 - April 28, 2014
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, July 2014 - Present
Publication Information
MCCM Newsletter, September - November 2000.
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 2000.

1999.011.005

Object Title
Statue of Mercury
Measurements
139.7 x 55.9 x 36.8 cm
Creation Date
1st-2nd Century CE
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/6717/statue-of-mercury?ctx=aaa338088e55c1601bd28a4fdf842a1e91360d1b&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Said to be ex coll. Tempelberg Foundation, Vaduz, Liechtenstein. Purchased by MCCM from Michael Ward [Ward & Company, Works of Art, Inc.], New York, New York.
Exhibition Information
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, 2000 - May 2004
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2004 - August 26, 2013
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 25, 2013 - Present
Publication Information
MCCM Newsletter, March - May 2000.
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 1999.
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