2010.40.1

Object Title
Portrait of Marcus Aurelius (A.D. 121-180)
Creation Date
A.D. 147–49
Museum Contact
artgalleryinfo@yale.edu
Culture
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
N/A
Provenance Information
With Elie Borowski, Archaeologie Classique et du Proche-Orient, Basel, Switzerland, by May 1970; sold to André Matton (1914–2012), Dannemoine par Tonnerre, Yonne, France, May, 13 1970 [see note 1]; by descent to his son, Patrick Matton, France; sold to Walter Banko Co., Ltd., Montreal, by November 2009; sold to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 2010

Note 1: Invoice, Elie Borowski Archaeologie Classique et du Proche-Orient, May 13, 1970, original in accession file
Exhibition Information
N/A
Publication Information
Klaus Fittschen, Prinzenbildnisse Antoninischer Zeit (Mainz: Verlag Philipp von Zabern, 1999).;;Jock Reynolds, "Director's Report: July 1, 2009–June 30, 2010," Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin (2010): 12–13, ill.;;"Acquisitions," Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin: Online Supplement (accessed 2012).
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
N/A

2007.001.001

Object Title
Head of a Goddess
Measurements
47 x 35.6 x 27.9 cm
Creation Date
2nd Century BCE
Credit Line
Carlos Collection of Ancient Art
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/24119/head-of-a-goddess?ctx=c49fdd9214ba3c783ebe331d3c71ab2eca2fa6d0&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years.
Provenance Information
With Christie's London, July 16, 1985, lot 463. With Antiquaria Gallery, London, England. Purchased by MCCM from Sotheby's New York, December 6, 2006, lot 35.
Exhibition Information
MCCM Galleries, July-August 2007
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, October 2007 - August 26, 2013
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 25, 2013 - Present
Publication Information
Christie's London, Fine Antiquities (Tuesday 16 July 1985), 111, number 463.
Christoph Reusser, Der Fidestempel auf dem Kapitol in Rom und seine Ausstattung: ein Beitrag zu den Ausgrabungen an der Via del Mare und um das Kapital 1926-1943 (Roma: "L'Erma" Di Bretschneider, 1993), 104, note 61.
Sotheby's New York, Antiquities (December 6, 2006), 30-31, lot 35.
Bo Emerson, "A Herculean Try for Goddess," The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, January 2, 2007.
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 2007.

2004.060.029

Object Title
Idol Head
Measurements
3.2 x 3.2 x 4.1 cm
Creation Date
4500-4000 BCE
Credit Line
Gift of Harlan and Pamela Berk
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/12314/idol-head?ctx=564a8800d975f868affc07948f711f0848849cdf&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years.
Provenance Information
With Harlan J. Berk, Chicago, Illinois.
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
Gifted to museum in 2004.

1999.002.095

Object Title
Head
Measurements
11.4 x 8.6 cm
Creation Date
late 2nd - early 3rd Century CE
Credit Line
Gift of William S. Arnett
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/16558/head-of-a-young-boy-probably-from-a-sarcophagus?ctx=9cfab351a2a9ce5b7f737a7e3317d5fecfb21f63&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Ex coll. William Arnett (1939-2020), Atlanta, Georgia.
Exhibition Information
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11, 1993 - May 2004
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2004 - June 24, 201
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 1999.

1993.002

Object Title
Statue of a Togatus
Measurements
163 x 62.2 x 40.6 cm
Creation Date
2nd Century CE
Credit Line
Carlos Collection of Ancient Art
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/3505/statue-of-a-togatus?ctx=27c9c41ae6f050e760b074f945b52944d610821e&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Ex private collection, Austria. Purchased by MCCM from Bruce McAlpine [McAlpine Ancient Art Ltd.], London, England.
Exhibition Information
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11,1993 - May 2004
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2004 - August 26, 2013
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, September 25, 2013 - Present
Publication Information
Michael C. Carlos Museum Handbook (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 1996), 70.
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 1993.

1992.022

Object Title
Aphrodite
Measurements
29.1 x 25.4 cm
Creation Date
1st Century BCE - 1st Century CE
Credit Line
Carlos Collection of Ancient Art
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/6250/aphrodite?ctx=1a5d49d4ea7cd55ad4192d829f7345cc290b4e5c&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Ex private collection, Northern Ireland. Purchased by MCCM from Brian T. Aitken (1952-2009) [Acanthus Gallery], New York, New York.
Exhibition Information
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11,1993 - May 2004
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2004 - August 26, 2013
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, September 25, 2013 - May 20, 2016
Roman Myth and Myth-Making, Jundt Art Museum, Gonzaga University, Spokane, Washington, September 17 - December 17, 2016
Publication Information
Michael C. Carlos Museum Handbook (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 1996), 66.
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 1992.

1991.003

Object Title
Head of Diadoumenos
Measurements
30.9 x 21.4 cm
Creation Date
mid 2nd Century CE
Credit Line
Carlos Collection of Ancient Art
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/17652/head-of-the-diadoumenos?ctx=02bb1b2c99eff06ebec854d529ffdb8f7b338343&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Said to be ex private collection, Germany, from before 1939. Purchased by Emory University Museum of Art and Archaeology from Ingrid (1939-2018) and Bruce McAlpine [McAlpine Ancient Art Ltd.], London, England.
Exhibition Information
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11,1993 - March 1996;
Nike: Victory and Competition at the Ancient Greek Festival Games, Michael C. Carlos Museum, March 30 - August 18, 1996;
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, August 1996 - May 2004;
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2004 - August 26, 2013;
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, September 25, 2013 - Present
Publication Information
"Emory Acquires a Worthy Symbol for the Olympics," The Atlanta Journal Constitution (July 17, 1991): C6.;
Michael C. Carlos Museum Handbook (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 1996), 60.;
Jasper Gaunt, "New Galleries of Greek & Roman Art at Emory University: The Michael C. Carlos Museum," Minerva 16 (2005): 13-17.;
Michael C. Carlos Museum: Highlights of the Collections (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2011), 57.
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 1991.

1990.004.002

Object Title
Furniture Support in Shape of Marsyas
Measurements
39.1 x 16.2 cm
Creation Date
1st Century CE
Credit Line
Carlos Collection of Ancient Art
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/14634/furniture-support-in-the-shape-of-a-hanging-marsyas?ctx=25b8f10b49256c95ac6babefda04c4eb22dc83be&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Purchased by Emory University Museum of Art and Archaeology from Brian T. Aitken (1952-2009) [Acanthus Gallery], New York, New York.
Exhibition Information
An Enduring Ideal: Classical Art from the Michael C. Carlos Museum at Emory University, Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, November 1, 1992 - February 15, 1993;
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11, 1993 - May 2004;
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2004 - January 2011;
Monsters, Demons & Winged Beasts: Composite Creatures in the Ancient World, Michael C. Carlos Museum, February 5 - June 19, 2011;
The Mediterranean Melting Pot: Commerce and Cultural Exchange in Antiquity, Museum of Art & Archaeology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, September 9 - December 18, 2011;
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, September 2012 - August 27, 2013;
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, September 25, 2013 - September 30, 2014;
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, March 10, 2015 - November 3, 2016;
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, January 10, 2017-Present
Publication Information
Anne Weis, The Hanging Marsyas and Its Copies: Roman Innovations in Hellenistic Sculptural Tradition (Roma: G. Bretschneider, 1992), 124 and 197.;
Michael C. Carlos Museum Handbook (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 1996), 70.;
Jasper Gaunt, "New Galleries of Greek & 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 1990.

1988.004.002

Object Title
Table Leg
Measurements
62.5 x 21.6 cm
Creation Date
1st Century CE
Credit Line
Gift of the Connoisseurs
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/22080/table-leg-in-the-form-of-a-lion-head?ctx=69c0d7a5fd79b2015a0554508964ca9ca131d389&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Purchased by Emory University Museum of Art and Archaeology from Brian T. Aitken (1952-2009) [Acanthus Gallery], New York, New York.
Exhibition Information
Recent Acquisitions, Emory University Museum of Art and Archaeology, July 14 - September 15, 1988;
The Beauty of Beasts, Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Memphis, Tennessee, November 1, 1992 - April 15, 1993;
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11, 1993 - May 2004;
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2004 - August 27, 2013;
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, September 25, 2013 - September 30, 2014;
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, November 17, 2014 - March 14, 2023;
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 2, 2023 - Present
Publication Information
Jasper Gaunt, "New Galleries of Greek & Roman Art at Emory University: The Michael C. Carlos Museum," Minerva 16 (2005): 13-17.;
Michael C. Carlos Museum: Highlights of the Collections (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2011), 60.
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 1988.

1985.016

Object Title
Statue of Apollo
Measurements
78 x 27.3 cm
Creation Date
1st-2nd Century CE
Credit Line
Carlos Collection of Ancient Art
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/18416/statue-of-apollo?ctx=3a01fe40da6c0ea932457047350ee3edd0f6b2d2&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 year
Provenance Information
Ex private collection, Switzerland, late 1950s. Paris art market. Ex private collection, United States. Purchased by Emory University Museum of Art and Archaeology from Robin Symes [Robin Symes Ltd.], London, England.
Exhibition Information
An Enduring Ideal: Classical Art from the Michael C. Carlos Museum at Emory University, Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, November 1, 1992 - February 15, 1993;
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11,1993 - May 2004;
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2004 - August 8, 2016;
Roman Myth and Myth-Making, Jundt Art Museum, Gonzaga University, Spokane, Washington, September 17 - December 17, 2016;
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, February 6, 2017 - Present
Publication Information
Helen C. Smith, "A Walk Through Time," Atlanta Weekly, June 8, 1986.;
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 4.
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 1985.
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