1997.010.003

Object Title
Moon-Form Flask
Measurements
37 x 30.5 cm
Creation Date
3rd Century BCE
Credit Line
Gift of Robert and Ann Walzer
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/868/moonform-flask?ctx=cfa33432927960b97a503389f7eba5a5eae9cba1&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Ex coll. Robert and Ann Walzer, United States, said to have been purchased August 1987. With Art of the Past [Subhash Kapoor], New York, New York, 1991.
Exhibition Information
The Art of Collecting: Recent Acquisitions at the Michael C. Carlos Museum, Michael C. Carlos Museum, November 8, 1997 - January 4, 1998
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 1997.

1980.005

Object Title
Scene from Bhagavad Gita
Measurements
8.7 x 13.9 cm
Creation Date
18th Century
Credit Line
Art History Department Fund
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/3810/a-pandara-elder-planning-war-against-the-kaurar-from-bhagav?ctx=cdf26f1a40b02d16db6636f0d55ec4bee331accc&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Ex coll. Emory University Art History Department, purchased from Marson Graphics Inc., Cockeysville, Maryland, 1980. Transferred to Emory University Museum of Art and Archaeology, ca. 1981.
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
Gift or bequest expected or on loan prior to 2008
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
Transferred to museum ca. 1981.

2001.001.011

Object Title
Fragmentary Head and Torso of a Nobleman
Measurements
26.7 x 27 x 12.7 cm
Creation Date
5th Century
Credit Line
The Ester R. Portnow Collection of Asian Art, a gift of the Nathan Rubin-Ida Ladd Family Foundation
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/7072/fragmentary-head-and-torso-of-a-nobleman?ctx=c581cd5792fd7eba8eebee9aa2f026dae5610a2a&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Purchased for MCCM by Robert Walzer [Nathan Rubin - Ida Ladd Family Foundation], Georgetown, Connecticut, July 2000, possibly from Kapoor Galleries, New York, New York.
Exhibition Information
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2004 - August 26, 2013;
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 25, 2013 - April 4, 2021;
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, August 28, 2021 - 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
Acquired by museum in 2001.

2001.001.008

Object Title
Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara in the Form of Khasarpana Lokeshvara
Measurements
26.7 x 17.1 x 7.6 cm
Creation Date
11th-12th Century
Credit Line
Ester R. Portnow Collection of Asian Art, a gift of the Nathan Rubin-Ida Ladd Family Foundation
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/7082/bodhisattva-avalokiteshvara-in-the-form-of-khasarpana-lokesh?ctx=caf91e5f9cb8021287b920c244c5aab99822edee&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Purchased for MCCM by Robert Walzer [Nathan Rubin - Ida Ladd Family Foundation], Georgetown, Connecticut, July 2000, possibly from Kapoor Galleries, New York, New York.
Exhibition Information
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2004 - April 4, 2021;
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, August 28, 2021 - Present
Publication Information
Michael C. Carlos Museum: Highlights of the Collections (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2011), 120.
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 2001.

2001.001.007

Object Title
Shakyamuni Buddha's Defeat of Mara
Measurements
61 × 38.1 × 16.5 cm
Creation Date
10th Century
Credit Line
The Ester R. Portnow Collection of Asian Art, a gift of the Nathan Rubin-Ida Ladd Family Foundation
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/7165/shakyamuni-buddhas-defeat-of-mara
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Purchased for MCCM by Robert Walzer [Nathan Rubin - Ida Ladd Family Foundation], Georgetown, Connecticut, from Kapoor Galleries, New York, New York, July 2000.
Exhibition Information
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2004 - April 4, 2021;
The Avatars of Vishnu, Michael C. Carlos Museum, April 24 - July 18, 2021;
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, August 28, 2021 - Present
Publication Information
Michael C. Carlos Museum: Highlights of the Collections (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2011), 119.
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 2001.

2000.016.001

Object Title
Fierce Goddess
Measurements
50.8 x 25.4 x 20.3 cm
Creation Date
12th Century
Credit Line
Gift of Drs. Ann and Robert Walzer
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/6943/fierce-goddess?ctx=623de6796b41895e533efd758e47b04ec83b8e9f&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Ex coll. Robert Walzer, United States, said to have been purchased from Albert Rudolph (1928-1973), New York, New York. Said to have been sold by Walzer to a London dealer. Ex coll. Robert Walzer, said to have been purchased from English dealer, New York, New York, November 1999.
Exhibition Information
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2004 - April 4, 2021;
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, August 28, 2021 - 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
Acquired by museum in 2000.

2000.005.001

Object Title
Bodhisattva in Full Lotus Position
Measurements
128 x 101 cm
Creation Date
2nd Century CE
Credit Line
The Ester R. Portnow Collection of Asian Art, a gift of the Nathan Rubin - Ida Ladd Family Foundation
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/6774/bodhisattva-in-full-lotus-position?ctx=023e6fb9631976066e732d0202df6fa706112d2e&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Said to be ex coll Simpson Family, Canada, from 1920s. Purchased for MCCM by Robert Walzer [Nathan Rubin - Ida Ladd Family Foundation], Georgetown, Connecticut, from Kapoor Galleries, New York, New York, September 1999.
Exhibition Information
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2004 - April 4, 2021;
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, August 28, 2021 - Present
Publication Information
Michael C. Carlos Museum: Highlights of the Collections (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2011), 118.
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 2000.

2015.018.001

Object Title
Jain Cosmic Diagram Depicting Lokapurusha
Measurements
58 3/4 x 37 in (149.2 x 94 cm)
Creation Date
late 19th - 20th Century
Credit Line
Museum purchase in partnership with Jagdish and Madhu Sheth
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
More than 75 years for Indian art.
Provenance Information
With a European dealer. Purchased by MCCM from Sotheby's New York, Sale N09319, March 17, 2015, lot 1108.
Exhibition Information
Pop-up Conservation Lab: Treating the Cosmic Man, Michael C. Carlos Museum, August 12 - September 27, 2019
MCCM Permanent Collection Gallery, September 30, 2019 - April 4, 2021
Publication Information
Unpublished
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 is committed to conducting provenance research on this object and our entire collection.

2014.017.001

Object Title
Rama Defeated by His Sons
Measurements
15 3/4 x 12 1/4 in (40 x 31.1 cm)
Creation Date
ca. 1810-1820
Credit Line
Gift of Jayantilal K. and Geeta J. Patel and family to further the study of Hinduism
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/33420/rama-defeated-by-his-sons?ctx=3b0290c918d7bb03e2051b69d9410560b2077e31&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
More than 75 years old for Indian art.
Provenance Information
With Doris Wiener (1922-2011), New York, New York. Ex private collection, Canada. Purchased by MCCM from Christie's New York, March 19, 2014, lot 1105.
Exhibition Information
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, October 27, 2014 - November 7, 2016
Tell the Whole Story from Beginning to End: The Ramayana in Indian Painting, Michael C. Carlos Museum, February 20 - May 20, 2018
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, August 28, 2021 - Present
Publication Information
Unknown
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 is committed to conducting provenance research on this object and our entire collection.

2001.001.014

Object Title
Vishnu Sleeping on the Cosmic Ocean
Measurements
35 1/2 x 48 x 13 in (90.2 x 121.9 x 33 cm)
Creation Date
11th Century
Credit Line
The Ester R. Portnow Collection of Asian Art, a gift of the Nathan Rubin-Ida Ladd Family Foundation
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/7166/vishnu-sleeping-on-the-cosmic-ocean?ctx=06b890abca526e9f0a02d855e84adfbfc54f1b18&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
More than 75 years for Indian art.
Provenance Information
Purchased for MCCM by Robert Walzer [Nathan Rubin - Ida Ladd Family Foundation], Georgetown, Connecticut, from Eleanor Abraham Asian Art, New York, New York, October 6, 2000.
Exhibition Information
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2004 - November 2009
Visions of the Cosmos: from Milky Ocean to Black Hole, Rubin Museum of Art, New York, New York, December 12, 2009 - May 2010
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, May 26, 2010 - April 4, 2021
The Avatars of Vishnu, Michael C. Carlos Museum, April 24 - July 18, 2021
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, August 28, 2021 - Present
Publication Information
Jonathan Kuhr, Visions of the Cosmos: From the Milky Ocean to an Evolving Universe (New York: Rubin Museum of Art, 2009), 6-7.
Michael C. Carlos Museum: Highlights of the Collections (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2011), 124.
Joyce Burkhalter Flueckiger, Everyday Hinduism (Chichester, West Sussuex: Wiley Blackwell, 2015), 22, Figure 1.1.
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
Was purchased as a gift for the museum before 2008.
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