2016.24

Object Title
Animal-shaped Pendant
Measurements
1.7 × 8.3 × 1.6 cm (11/16 × 3 1/4 × 5/8 in.)
Creation Date
500 BCE–500 CE
Credit Line
Lent by Harold Kaye in 1957, acquired in accordance with Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 200B: Disposition of Museum Property
Museum Contact
provenance@worcesterart.org
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://worcester.emuseum.com/objects/22030/animalshaped-pendant?ctx=56ee2f17678d6a45cf735bc04843a663ad48d2d7&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Before 1500 CE
Provenance Information
Harold Kaye [1914-1974], New York, NY and London; by 1957, lent to the Worcester Art Museum; 2016, acquired by the Worcester Art Museum in accordance with Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 200B: Disposition of Museum Property.
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
The object was loaned to the Worcester Art Museum in 1957. In 2016, after an extended attempt to locate the heirs of the lender, the work was considered abandoned property and legal title was transferred to the Museum according to Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 200B: Disposition of Museum Property.

2003.56.46

Object Title
Stone sculpture
Creation Date
N.D.
Museum Contact
artgalleryinfo@yale.edu
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
N/A
Provenance Information
Charles E. Rogers, Guilford, Conn., by 2002; bequeathed to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 2003
Exhibition Information
N/A
Publication Information
"Acquisitions 2003," Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin (2004): 137.
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
N/D
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
N/A

2011.271

Object Title
Buddha Head
Measurements
22.9 x 7.6 x 7.6 cm (9 x 3 x 3 in.)
Creation Date
12th–13th century
Credit Line
Gift of Robert R. and Nancy F. Charles
Museum Contact
provenance@worcesterart.org
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://worcester.emuseum.com/objects/46438/buddha-head?ctx=665f7609aae3318f50489db927dae742291a573c&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
1462 CE, the end of Khmer Empire
Provenance Information
Probably acquired in the 1960s by Robert R. Charles [American, 1938-2020], who served as a Peace Corps Staff member in northeastern Thailand from 1965-1968; 2011, gifted to the Worcester Art Museum by Robert R. Charles.
Exhibition Information
N/A
Publication Information
N/A
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 object is believed to have been acquired during the 1960s (ca. 1965-1968) when the previous owner was on assignment in northeastern Thailand as a Peace Corps Staff member.

2009.010.001

Object Title
Figure of a Woman
Measurements
78.7 x 43.2 cm
Creation Date
2nd Century BCE
Credit Line
Gift of Anne Cox Chambers
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/26195/figure-of-a-woman?ctx=12a7c0a76703e8356e25e303f210a9cf3713b141&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years.
Provenance Information
Ex private collection, Japan, acquired in Beirut, Lebanon, 1974. Purchased by MCCM from Sotheby's New York, December 10, 2008, lot 80.
Exhibition Information
Recent Gifts of Anne Cox Chambers, Michael C. Carlos Museum, March 13 - March 31, 2009
Recent Acquisitions, Michael C. Carlos Museum, March 31 - September 10, 2009
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, March 29, 2016 - February 12, 2018
Publication Information
Sotheby's New York, Antiquities (10 December 2008), 109, lot 80.
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 object.

2005.017.002

Object Title
Head of a King
Measurements
11.8 x 4.4 x 7.3 cm
Creation Date
1837-1760 BCE
Credit Line
Gift of the Morgens West Foundation
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/12714/royal-head?ctx=059e8aed30b2d5d3d2cdea3975d55fb4fddb3275&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years.
Provenance Information
Ex private collection, France. With Charles Ede Ltd., London, England, acquired from Jean-Philippe Mariaud de Serres (1944-2007) [Galerie Serres], Paris, France, November 5, 2003. With Rupert Wace Ancient Art, Ltd., London, England, purchased from Charles Ede Ltd. Purchased by MCCM from Rupert Wace.
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 - Present
Publication Information
Charles Ede Ltd., Egyptian Antiquities (2004), number 11.
Rupert Wace Ancient Art (2005), number 37.
Peter Lacovara and Jasper Gaunt, "From Pharaohs to Emperors: Egyptian, Near Eastern & Classical Antiquities at Emory," Minerva 17 (January/February 2006): 9-16.
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 2005.

1991.004.549

Object Title
Metate
Measurements
12.1 x 38.7 x 30.5 cm
Creation Date
300-700 CE
Credit Line
Ex coll. William C. and Carol W. Thibadeau
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Country of Origin
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/14754/ceremonial-metate-with-crocodile-scutes-on-underside?ctx=1309ec0fb0e982027e3c194c99917e082f3f454a&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years.
Provenance Information
Ex coll. William (1920-2002) and Carol (1921-2019) Thibadeau, Atlanta, Georgia, purchaed November 1985.
Exhibition Information
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 13, 2002 - June 2012
Publication Information
Rebecca Stone-Miller, Seeing With New Eyes: Highlights of the Michael C. Carlos Museum Collection of Art of the Ancient Americas (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2002), 137, figure 300.
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 1991.

1991.004.386

Object Title
Metate
Measurements
16.2 x 33 x 14.9 cm
Creation Date
300-700 CE
Credit Line
Ex coll. William C. and Carol W. Thibadeau
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Country of Origin
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/15061/small-ceremonial-parrot-effigy-metate?ctx=28861fa810e4468516196d8e020aceb9362a638c&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years.
Provenance Information
Ex coll. William (1920-2002) and Carol (1921-2019) Thibadeau, Atlanta, Georgia, purchased from Enrique Vargas (Enrique Vargas Alfaro) (1915-2008), San Jose, Costa Rica, March 2, 1973.
Exhibition Information
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11, 1993 - 2001
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 13, 2002 - June 2012
Publication Information
Rebecca Stone-Miller, Seeing With New Eyes: Highlights of the Michael C. Carlos Museum Collection of Art of the Ancient Americas (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2002), 134, figure 295.
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 1991.

1991.004.380

Object Title
Metate
Measurements
32.4 x 62.2 x 26.7 cm
Creation Date
300-700 CE
Credit Line
Ex coll. William C. and Carol W. Thibadeau
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Country of Origin
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/15135/large-ceremonial-parrot-effigy-metate?ctx=f6c0bb07da491124328ef9eaceb4872463009242&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years.
Provenance Information
Ex coll. William (1920-2002) and Carol (1921-2019) Thibadeau, Atlanta, Georgia, purchased June 1969.
Exhibition Information
Pre-Columbian Art from the Collections of Paul A. Clifford and William C. Thibadeau, The High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, February 13 - April 4, 1971
Seeing with New Eyes: Pre-Columbian Art from the Thibadeau Collection, Emory University Museum of Art and Archaeology, March 4 - October 13, 1992
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11, 1993 - 2001
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 13, 2002 - June 2012
Publication Information
Pre-Columbian Art from the Collections of Paul A. Clifford and William C. Thibadeau (Atlanta: High Museum of Art, 1971), plate XIX.
Rebecca Stone-Miller, Seeing With New Eyes: Highlights of the Michael C. Carlos Museum Collection of Art of the Ancient Americas (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2002), 134, figure 296.
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 1991.

1991.004.379

Object Title
Metate
Measurements
14 x 25.7 x 14.3 cm
Creation Date
1-500 CE
Credit Line
Ex coll. William C. and Carol W. Thibadeau
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Country of Origin
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/15199/small-tripod-ceremonial-metate-with-geometric-patterning?ctx=b9fe0f3ede1c23e5e19bf35187fdb8fef1effdf7&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Ex coll. William (1920-2002) and Carol (1921-2019) Thibadeau, Atlanta, Georgia, purchased October 1972.
Exhibition Information
Coca-Cola's Cultural Sensation - Latin America, Coca-Cola Company Headquarters, Atlanta, Georgia, September 2 - November 26, 2003
Publication Information
Rebecca Stone-Miller, Seeing With New Eyes: Highlights of the Michael C. Carlos Museum Collection of Art of the Ancient Americas (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2002), 134, figure 294.
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 1991.

1991.004.378

Object Title
Metate
Measurements
21 x 48.9 x 24.1 cm
Creation Date
1-500 CE
Credit Line
Ex coll. William C. and Carol W. Thibadeau
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Country of Origin
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/14995/large-tripod-ceremonial-metate-with-geometric-patterning?ctx=bb5af276d0fd7ee14370b185766320998c116130&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Ex coll. William (1920-2002) and Carol (1921-2019) Thibadeau, Atlanta, Georgia, purchased June 1970.
Exhibition Information
Pre-Columbian Art from the Collections of Paul A. Clifford and William C. Thibadeau, The High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, February 13 - April 4, 1971 (by repute)
Seeing with New Eyes: Pre-Columbian Art from the Thibadeau Collection, Emory University Museum of Art and Archaeology, March 4 - October 13, 1992
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11, 1993 - 2001
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 13, 2002 - June 2012
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, February 9, 2013 - March 18, 2019
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, July 2, 2019 - Present
Publication Information
Rebecca Stone-Miller, Seeing With New Eyes: Highlights of the Michael C. Carlos Museum Collection of Art of the Ancient Americas (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2002), 134, figure 293.
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 1991.
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