2024.18.1

Object Title
Relief Figure
Measurements
18 1/2 × 12 × 6 in. (47 × 30.5 × 15.2 cm)
Creation Date
A.D. 500-800
Credit Line
San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Candace P. and W. Michael Humphreys
Museum Contact
Lynley J. McAlpine, PhD <Lynley.McAlpine@samuseum.org>
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://sanantonio.emuseum.com/objects/26569/relief-figure?ctx=5808ba5ac226d259f74d8c75b5b0a91c39afa174&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Prior to AD 1550
Provenance Information
Acquired by private collector, Connecticut, between 1962-1968; sold by private collector at Sotheby’s, New York, May 14, 1996, lot 176. Sold, Sotheby’s, New York, May 11, 2012, lot 52, to Candace P. Humphreys and W. Michael Humphreys, San Antonio; unsold, Sotheby’s, New York, May 13, 2019, lot 128; Candace P. Humphreys and W. Michael Humphreys, by gift to San Antonio Museum of Art, 2024.
Exhibition Information
N/A
Publication Information
N/A
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
Previous sale catalogue and a letter on file from a previous owner attest that the work was first purchased between 1962-1968.

2016.014.001

Object Title
Lion Head
Measurements
19.1 x 15.2 cm
Creation Date
380-343 BCE
Credit Line
Gift of Kenneth Falck
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/35343/sculptors-model-of-a-lioness?ctx=3647f7e9053c94f9c1f363aa173c1958e731b77b&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years.
Provenance Information
Ex private collection, East Coast, United States. With Allan Anawati [Medusa Ancient Art], Montreal, Quebec/Champlain, New York. With Archeologica Gallery, early 1980s. With Splendors of the World, Santa Fe, New Mexico. Ex coll. Kenneth Falck, United States, purchased from Artemis Gallery, Erie, Colorado, January 2015.
Exhibition Information
Divine Felines: Cats of Ancient Egypt, Michael C. Carlos Museum, February 10 - November 11, 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
NA

1985.020.007

Object Title
Figurine Fragment
Measurements
10.2 × 8.9 × 5.7 cm
Creation Date
3rd-4th Century CE
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Richard J. Nalin
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Country of Origin
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/1189/figurine-fragment?ctx=24bac9de10bf69999c31ceb9429769775d74413b&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Ex coll. Richard Nalin, United States, purchased March 1968, probably in Pakistan or Afganistan.
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 1985.

1985.020.006

Object Title
Head of Deva or Bodhisattva
Measurements
14.6 × 10.2 × 12.7 cm
Creation Date
3rd Century CE
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Richard J. Nalin
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Country of Origin
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/1015/head-of-deva-or-bodhisattva?ctx=f219199859f0504fcf799e5632e853d478c656c3&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Ex coll. Richard Nalin, United States, purchased March 1968, probably in Pakistan or Afganistan.
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 - August 1995;
President Chace's Office, Emory University, April 30 - August 30, 1996;
President Chace's Office, Emory University, May 28, 1997 - March 1999
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 1985.

1985.020.005

Object Title
Fragment
Measurements
7.6 × 3.5 × 2.5 cm
Creation Date
3rd-4th Century CE
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Richard J. Nalin
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Country of Origin
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/3621/fragment?ctx=3b7e35e1e3e848e5190f7d3e03e53eb20be58429&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Ex coll. Richard Nalin, United States, purchased March 1968, probably in Pakistan or Afganistan.
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 1985.

1985.020.004

Object Title
Head of Bodhisattva
Measurements
11.4 × 7.6 × 7.6 cm
Creation Date
3rd-4th Century CE
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Richard J. Nalin
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Country of Origin
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/16276/head-of-bodhisattva?ctx=5e44e0734d2196ec00844ba2e7f28752f454526b&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Ex coll. Richard Nalin, United States, purchased March 1968, probably in Pakistan or Afganistan.
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 - August 1995;
President Chace's Office, Emory University, April 30 - August 30, 1996;
President Chace's Office, Emory University, May 28, 1997 - March 1999
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 1985.

1985.020.003

Object Title
Seated Buddha with a Monk
Measurements
10.8 × 15.2 × 4.4 cm
Creation Date
3rd-4th Century CE
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Richard J. Nalin
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Country of Origin
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/17030/seated-buddha-with-a-monk?ctx=44e12cb1c8b24a8bb5ac1e42eabb8ef1a6771c90&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Ex coll. Richard Nalin, United States, purchased March 1968, probably in Pakistan or Afganistan.
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 - August 1995
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 1985.

1985.020.002

Object Title
Crouching Lion with Extended Tongue
Measurements
12.1 × 10.2 × 10.2 cm
Creation Date
ca. 3rd Century CE
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Richard J. Nalin
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Country of Origin
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/16061/crouching-lion-with-extended-tongue?ctx=7ef067e41b9eb3131d9d3e9dd1687d15e0739eeb&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 year
Provenance Information
Ex coll. Richard Nalin, United States, purchased March 1968, probably in Pakistan or Afganistan.
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 - August 1995;
President Chace's Office, Emory University, April 30 - August 30, 1996;
President Chace's Office, Emory University, May 28, 1997 - March 1999
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 1985.

1985.020.001

Object Title
Head of Buddha
Measurements
35.6 × 17.8 × 20.3 cm
Creation Date
4th-5th Century CE
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Richard J. Nalin
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Country of Origin
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/17003/head-of-buddha?ctx=339d38d466fa8d2a56c98f305ecd51c8a2df21fc&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Ex coll. Richard Nalin, United States, purchased March 1968, probably in Pakistan or Afganistan.
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 - August 1995
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 1985.

1985.019.024

Object Title
Head of Deva
Measurements
4.8 × 2.5 × 2.9 cm
Creation Date
ca. 3rd Century CE
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. David R. Nalin
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Country of Origin
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/6089/head-of-deva?ctx=888e4b7c8d911a34f85ba4ffd3eb3fbc052184fc&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Ex coll. David Nalin, United States, purchased in Pakistan or Afghanistan, between March 1968 and September 1969.
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 1985.
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