2012.044.001

Object Title
Cuneiform Tablet
Measurements
8.1 x 5.1 x 2.7 cm
Creation Date
2000-1600 BCE
Credit Line
Gift of James E. and Elizabeth J. Ferrell
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/31807/cuneiform-tablet-old-babylonian-scribal-excercise-excerpt?ctx=c920cde0e4399b99e8e6530e09b9fac09bf3d462&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Ex coll. James and Elizabeth Ferrell, United States, purchased March 2003.
Exhibition Information
To our knowledge, this object has never been exhibited.
Publication Information
Nicholas Reid, "King Like a Horned Viper: Two New Manuscripts of Praise Poems to Sulgi," Zeitschrift fur Assyriologie 114 (2024): 12-22.
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
NA

2011.033.001

Object Title
Cuneiform Tablet
Measurements
6.7 x 5.1 x 1.6 cm
Creation Date
2000-1600 BCE
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James E. Ferrell
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/31099/cuneiform-tablet-scribal-exercise?ctx=a6fbd817c7d7acd42a7ec10d9ae03d1a5f5cb7e6&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Ex coll. James and Elizabeth Ferrell, United States, purchased March 2003.
Exhibition Information
To our knowledge, this object has never been exhibited.
Publication Information
Nicholas Reid, "King Like a Horned Viper: Two New Manuscripts of Praise Poems to Sulgi," Zeitschrift fur Assyriologie 114 (2024): 12-22.
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
NA

2013.009.001

Object Title
Figurine of a Mother and Child
Measurements
10.2 x 5.7 x 2.5 cm
Creation Date
early 1st Millennium BCE
Credit Line
Gift of Sue McGovern and Peter Lacovara in memory of Laurette Kringold
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/32223/figurine-of-a-mother-and-child?ctx=dc093610e74f9fbc4319cdf26feebd0699f078c1&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Probably with Sue McGovern-Huffman [Sands of Time Ancient Art], Washington, DC.
Exhibition Information
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, May 15, 2013 - February 12, 2018
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
The Carlos continues to conduct provenance research on this and all objects in our collection.

2009.037.012

Object Title
Funeral Cone of Mentuemhat
Measurements
10.2 x 8.3 cm
Creation Date
690-610 BCE
Credit Line
Gift of Sands of Time Antiquities
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Country of Origin
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/24283/funeral-cone-of-mentuemhat?ctx=7f00b3d51b9d39a524bc5ecda4219a76520cd534&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Ex coll. Dr. Ulrich Muller, Zurich, Switzerland, acquried 1968-1978. With Sue McGovern-Huffman [Sands of Time Antiquities], Washington DC. With Christie's New York, June 3, 2009, lot 11 (unsold). Gifted to MCCM by McGovern-Huffman.
Exhibition Information
Lost Kingdoms of the Nile: Nubian Treasures from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Michael C. Carlos Museum, February 9 - August 31, 2008
Publication Information
Christie's New York, Antiquities (3 June 2009), 6, lot 11.
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.

2009.037.011

Object Title
Funeral Cone of Mentuemhat
Measurements
6.4 x 8.6 cm
Creation Date
690-610 BCE
Credit Line
Gift of Sands of Time Antiquities
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Country of Origin
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/24282/funeral-cone-of-mentuemhat?ctx=3fa504aafa84a36ca186961e447a7a6c1b51a197&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Ex coll. Dr. Ulrich Muller, Zurich, Switzerland, acquried 1968-1978. With Sue McGovern-Huffman [Sands of Time Antiquities], Washington DC. With Christie's New York, June 3, 2009, lot 11 (unsold). Gifted to MCCM by McGovern-Huffman.
Exhibition Information
Lost Kingdoms of the Nile: Nubian Treasures from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Michael C. Carlos Museum, February 9 - August 31, 2008
Publication Information
Christie's New York, Antiquities (3 June 2009), 6, lot 11.
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.

2009.037.010

Object Title
Funeral Cone of Mentuemhat
Measurements
12.7 x 8.3 cm
Creation Date
690-610 BCE
Credit Line
Gift of Sands of Time Antiquities
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Country of Origin
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/24281/funeral-cone-of-mentuemhat?ctx=771778b00e6722fde5df87b9a9a58ee37f55e963&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Ex coll. Dr. Ulrich Muller, Zurich, Switzerland, acquried 1968-1978. With Sue McGovern-Huffman [Sands of Time Antiquities], Washington DC. With Christie's New York, June 3, 2009, lot 11 (unsold). Gifted to MCCM by McGovern-Huffman.
Exhibition Information
Lost Kingdoms of the Nile: Nubian Treasures from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Michael C. Carlos Museum, February 9 - August 31, 2008
Publication Information
Christie's New York, Antiquities (3 June 2009), 6, lot 11.
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.

2009.037.009

Object Title
Funeral Cone of Mentuemhat
Measurements
12 x 8.3 cm
Creation Date
690-610 BCE
Credit Line
Gift of Sands of Time Antiquities
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Country of Origin
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/24280/funeral-cone-of-mentuemhat?ctx=442c5d821330ebd7675de362d15916ccbc2c89ae&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Ex coll. Dr. Ulrich Muller, Zurich, Switzerland, acquried 1968-1978. With Sue McGovern-Huffman [Sands of Time Antiquities], Washington DC. With Christie's New York, June 3, 2009, lot 11 (unsold). Gifted to MCCM by McGovern-Huffman.
Exhibition Information
Lost Kingdoms of the Nile: Nubian Treasures from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Michael C. Carlos Museum, February 9 - August 31, 2008
Publication Information
Christie's New York, Antiquities (3 June 2009), 6, lot 11.
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.

2009.037.008

Object Title
Funeral Cone of Mentuemhat
Measurements
10.8 x 8.3 cm
Creation Date
690-610 BCE
Credit Line
Gift of Sands of Time Antiquities
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Country of Origin
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/24279/funeral-cone-of-mentuemhat?ctx=e7fbcc0bac149b72978600d7c6636537b0cfd70b&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Ex coll. Dr. Ulrich Muller, Zurich, Switzerland, acquried 1968-1978. With Sue McGovern-Huffman [Sands of Time Antiquities], Washington DC. With Christie's New York, June 3, 2009, lot 11 (unsold). Gifted to MCCM by McGovern-Huffman.
Exhibition Information
Lost Kingdoms of the Nile: Nubian Treasures from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Michael C. Carlos Museum, February 9 - August 31, 2008
Publication Information
Christie's New York, Antiquities (3 June 2009), 6, lot 11.
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.

2009.037.007

Object Title
Funeral Cone of Mentuemhat
Measurements
13 x 7.6 cm
Creation Date
690-610 BCE
Credit Line
Gift of Sands of Time Antiquities
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Country of Origin
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/24278/funeral-cone-of-mentuemhat?ctx=33afdaaf5e60e245073e639239adbee336a9a8fc&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Ex coll. Dr. Ulrich Muller, Zurich, Switzerland, acquried 1968-1978. With Sue McGovern-Huffman [Sands of Time Antiquities], Washington DC. With Christie's New York, June 3, 2009, lot 11 (unsold). Gifted to MCCM by McGovern-Huffman.
Exhibition Information
Lost Kingdoms of the Nile: Nubian Treasures from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Michael C. Carlos Museum, February 9 - August 31, 2008
Publication Information
Christie's New York, Antiquities (3 June 2009), 6, lot 11.
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.

2009.037.006

Object Title
Funeral Cone of Mentuemhat
Measurements
10.1 x 8.2 cm
Creation Date
690-610 BCE
Credit Line
Gift of Sands of Time Antiquities
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Country of Origin
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/24277/funeral-cone-of-mentuemhat?ctx=9960f48993b8aded3188e0bb1a97f320b1aa6f6a&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Ex coll. Dr. Ulrich Muller, Zurich, Switzerland, acquried 1968-1978. With Sue McGovern-Huffman [Sands of Time Antiquities], Washington DC. With Christie's New York, June 3, 2009, lot 11 (unsold). Gifted to MCCM by McGovern-Huffman.
Exhibition Information
Lost Kingdoms of the Nile: Nubian Treasures from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Michael C. Carlos Museum, February 9 - August 31, 2008
Publication Information
Christie's New York, Antiquities (3 June 2009), 6, lot 11.
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.
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