1985.022.001

Object Title
Cylinder Seal
Measurements
1.4 x 3.3 cm
Creation Date
2900-2750 BCE
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan P. Rosen
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/19283/brocade-style-cylinder-with-geometric-decoration?ctx=3d777ac0695bc4e58a1f6d4e3a6f12d45ece2f61&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Said to be ex Marcopoli Collection, Aleppo, Syria, assembled late 19th Century. Thence by descent. With Jonathan Rosen [Atlantis Antiquities, Ltd.], New York, New York, purchased in Zurich, Switzerland, May 1982.
Exhibition Information
Selected Acquisitions: Asia to America, Emory University Museum of Art and Archaeology, May 8 - August 8, 1987;
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11, 1993 - Spring 2001;
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2001 - 2012
Publication Information
Michael C. Carlos Museum Handbook (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum ,1996), 34.
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 1985.

2023.7.133

Object Title
Bark beater
Creation Date
A.D. 250-900
Credit Line
San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of John and Kathi Oppenheimer
Museum Contact
Lynley J. McAlpine, PhD <Lynley.McAlpine@samuseum.org>
Culture
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://sanantonio.emuseum.com/objects/25092/bark-beater?ctx=a9b927e2-2826-422e-b7c2-f860661e17ef&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Prior to AD 1550
Provenance Information
Oppenheimer Family, San Antonio, Texas, before 1980 (Note 1); John and Kathi Oppenheimer by gift to San Antonio Museum of Art, 2023.
Note 1: This object appears in a photograph of the Oppenheimer collection printed in November 1980 (date appears on the reverse of the photograph).
Exhibition Information
N/A
Publication Information
N/A
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
San Antonio Museum of Art staff began working with and exhibiting objects from the Oppenheimer collection on loan by 1998, a relationship that culminated in the donation of the collection to the museum in 2023. Documents presented to the museum prior to the donation indicate that Herbert Oppenheimer (1911-1989) was active in Mesoamerican art collecting by 1960; documentation also shows that his son, John Oppenheimer, was actively collecting by 1968. This artwork appears in a photograph of the Oppenheimer collection dated to 1980, the earliest photographs of the collection in the museum’s possession.

22.475

Object Title
Funerary Relief of a Priest
Measurements
H: 9 7/16 × W: 4 5/16 × D: 5 1/8 in. (24 × 11 × 13 cm)
Creation Date
2nd century CE
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Arthur Houghton, 2008
Museum Contact
provenance@thewalters.org
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://art.thewalters.org/detail/76362
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
The Walters Art Museum is in the process of determining definitions of antiquity
Provenance Information
Arthur Houghton, Cockeysville, Maryland, by 1965, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2008, by gift.
Exhibition Information
None known
Publication Information
None known
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
This object was brought onsite to the Walters as part of a long-term loan in 2007

2019.006.001

Object Title
Macehead
Creation Date
3500-3000 BCE
Credit Line
Gift of Sue McGovern-Huffman
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/39205/macehead?ctx=60984adcd927c191c9072f6bc03535e8b7313fd9&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Ex coll. J. Mortier, France, formed circa 1950s-1970s. Ex private collection, Virginia, purchased from London art market, 2011. Gifted to MCCM by Sue McGovern-Huffman [Sands of Time Ancient Art], Washington DC.
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
The Carlos continues to conduct provenance research on this and all objects in our collection.

2005.051.001

Object Title
Relief of Ramesses II
Measurements
20.3 x 29.2 x 2.5 cm
Creation Date
1279-1213 BCE
Credit Line
Egyptian Purchase Fund
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/12559/relief-of-ramesses-ii?ctx=95d55ed44b951476ad4bfc380452c3f4d785a85b&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Said to be ex coll. Dr. Richard Vadazy, New York, acquired from Sotheby's New York. Ex coll. Wallace Lewis, Arizona. Purchased by MCCM from Sue McGovern-Huffman [Sands of Time Antiquities], Washington DC.
Exhibition Information
From Pharaohs to Emperors: New Egyptian and Classical Antiquities at Emory, Michael C. Carlos Museum, January 14 - April 2, 2006
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 2005.

2005.043.001

Object Title
Relief of Men Sharpening a Knife
Measurements
40 x 18.1 x 3.8 cm
Creation Date
2435-2152 BCE
Credit Line
Charlotte Lichirie Collection of Egyptian Art by exchange
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/12396/relief-of-men-sharpening-a-knife?ctx=a6aa6bc43d6446fcd253baeda1b58aebbcfd64d6&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years.
Provenance Information
With Sotheby's London, 21 May 1992, lot 85. Ex private collection, New York, acquired from Jerome Eisenberg (1930-2022) [Royal-Athena Galleries]], New York, New York, 1994. Purchased through partial exchange by MCCM from Sue McGovern-Huffman [Sands of Time Antiquities], Washington DC.
Exhibition Information
From Pharaohs to Emperors: New Egyptian and Classical Antiquities at Emory, Michael C. Carlos Museum, January 14 - April 2, 2006;
Life and Death in the Pyramid Age: The Emory Old Kingdom Mummy, Michael C. Carlos Museum, September 10 - December 11, 2011;
Hall of Ancient Egypt, The Houston Museum of Natural Science, Houston, Texas, August 2014 - Present
Publication Information
Sotheby's London, Antiquities (21st May 1992), 14, plate X, lot 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
Purchased by museum in 2005.

2004.070.002

Object Title
Vessel with Hathor Head
Measurements
6.4 x 3.8 x 5.7 cm
Creation Date
7th Century BCE
Credit Line
Gift of Arthur Houghton
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/12709/vessel-with-a-hathor-head?ctx=8b83a06433de45cca3c96f388962eea45b3da76c&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Ex coll. Arthur Houghton, United States, purchased 1972-1973.
Exhibition Information
From Pharaohs to Emperors: New Egyptian and Classical Antiquities at Emory, Michael C. Carlos Museum, January 14 - April 2, 2006;
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, 2006-February 12, 2018;
Michael C. Carlos Museum Morgens West Foundation Galleries of Ancient Near Eastern Art, November 10, 2018 - 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 2004.

2004.053.001

Object Title
Shabti
Measurements
8.3 x 20.3 cm
Creation Date
1539-1077 BCE
Credit Line
Egyptian Purchase Fund
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/12020/shabti?ctx=8f5fb596897696e07da913ffad0eedfb41062af9&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Ex private collection, West Coast, United States, from early 1970s. Purchased by MCCM from Sue McGovern-Huffman [Sands of Time Antiquities], Washington DC.
Exhibition Information
From Pharaohs to Emperors: New Egyptian and Classical Antiquities at Emory, Michael C. Carlos Museum, January 14 - April 2, 2006;
MCCM Permanent Collection Gallery, June 17, 2013 - 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 2004.

2001.017.001

Object Title
Column Capital with the Face of Hathor
Measurements
22.9 cm
Creation Date
after 1292 BCE
Credit Line
Egyptian Purchase Fund and Gift of the Morgens-West Foundation
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Country of Origin
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/7911/column-capital-with-the-face-of-hathor?ctx=40eadabf6b2d71380fb6ecb0e41a1ccbda0f2de4&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Purchased by MCCM from Merrin Gallery, New York, New York.
Exhibition Information
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2001 - 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 2001.

2014.040.001

Object Title
Sculptor's Model
Measurements
7.9 x 5.7 x 4.4 cm
Creation Date
ca. 282-246 BCE
Credit Line
Anonymous gift
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/33738/sculptors-model?ctx=aaea75b28c80e384bc67b8229b7d1466bde96f1b&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Ex coll. Antonio Martin Araujo (1905-1983), Venezuela, from 1960s. With David Ghezelbash, Paris, France, until 2012. Purchased by MCCM from Galerie Gunter Puhze GmbH, Freiburg, Germany.
Exhibition Information
To our knowledge, this object has never been exhibited.
Publication Information
Galerie Gunter Puhze, Kunst der Antike Katalog 27 (2013), 87, lot 196.
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 do provenance research on this and all objects in our permanent collection.
Subscribe to Limestone