2020.011.074

Object Title
Headrest
Measurements
5.7 × 15.9 × 9.2 cm
Creation Date
1200-300 BCE
Credit Line
Gift of Nicholas J. Pisaris
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/40061/headrest?ctx=d188a95061818d0756379dbe04c20b7dc3b29150&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Ex coll. Mark Hampton, United States. Ex coll. Nicholas Pisaris, United States, bequest from Hampton.
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
Cumulative facts and circumstances
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
Donor was living and working in Venezuela in the 1960s and 1970s. We have receipts and documentation that support he was collecting in good faith, but we are unable to match the documents to specific objects.

2008.070.002

Object Title
Standing Helmeted Figure
Measurements
10 7/8 x 3 3/4 x 1 15/16 in. (27.7 x 9.5 x 5 cm)
Creation Date
1200-300 BC
Credit Line
Gift of Thomas Carroll, Ph.D., 1951
Country of Origin
Object URL
http://emuseum.cornell.edu/view/objects/asitem/items$0040:42519
Provenance Information
c. 1961/before c. 1975 – 2008 collection of Thomas Carroll (b. 1919), Chevy Chase, MD (acquired in Latin America while stationed with the Food and Agriculture Organization, UN (1958-1961) or while working on assignment with the Inter-American Development Bank (1961-1984)); 2008 collection of Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca (gift of Thomas Carroll)
Exhibition Information
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, A New World: Pre-Columbian Art from the Carroll Collection, March 29 – June 15, 2008
Publication Information
Scott, John F. and Laura Johnson-Kelly. A New World: Pre-Columbian Art from the Carroll Collection [an exh. cat.]. (Ithaca: Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, 2008); ref. p. 48, color illus. p. 48, cat. no. 20.
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
The donor pledged part of his collection, including this object, to the museum prior to 2008, as per correspondence between the donor and the museum dated 2005, on file. The object was acquired by the donor between the 1960s and early 1970s, while stationed in or on assignment to Latin America.

TL.2009.20.120

Object Title
Zoomorph Effigy
Measurements
H: 2 11/16 x L: 5 1/2 x D: 1 3/4 in. (6.8 x 13.9 x 4.4 cm)
Creation Date
1200-300 BC (?)
Credit Line
Gift of John G. Bourne, 2013
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://art.thewalters.org/detail/80275
Provenance Information
Private collection, New York; Ron Messick Fine Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; John G. Bourne, November 15, 1998, by purchase; given to Walters Art Museum, 2013.
Exhibition Information
No known exhibitions.
Publication Information
Reents-Budet, Dorie. Exploring art of the ancient Americas: The John Bourne Collection. Baltimore: Walters Art Museum, 2012.
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
Communications between the Walters Art Museum and the donor of this promised gift began in April 2005.

TL.2009.20.117

Object Title
Effigy Bowl
Measurements
H: 4 x W: 6 5/16 x D: 4 in. (10.16 x 16 x 10.16 cm)
Creation Date
1200-300 BC
Credit Line
Gift of John G. Bourne, 2013
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Object URL
http://art.thewalters.org/detail/80272
Provenance Information
Michael Robins [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; John G. Bourne, January 28, 1995, by purchase; given to Walters Art Museum, 2013.;
Exhibition Information
Exploring Art of the Ancient Americas: The John Bourne Collection Gift. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; Albuquerque Museum of Art & History; Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville. 2012-2013.
Publication Information
Reents-Budet, Dorie. Exploring art of the ancient Americas: The John Bourne Collection. Baltimore: Walters Art Museum, 2012.
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
Communications between the Walters Art Museum and the donor of this promised gift began in April 2005.
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