1994.018.001

Object Title
Mosaic Earspool
Measurements
6.1 x 3.7 cm
Creation Date
ca. 1490-1510 CE
Credit Line
Gift of Cora W. and Laurence C. Witten II
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/14229/mosaic-earspool?ctx=427eec75b110ed88e5dfdd35f0f138fc9670772d&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years.
Provenance Information
Ex coll. Laurence (1926-1995) and Cora (1931-2023) Witten, United States.
Exhibition Information
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 13, 2002 - June 2012
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, February 9, 2013 - 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), 48, figure 90.
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 1994.

2009.20.66

Object Title
Belt Rattle with Bells
Measurements
H: 3 7/8 x W: 7 1/8 x D: 1 in. (9.8 x 18.1 x 2.6 cm)
Creation Date
n.d.
Credit Line
Gift of John G. Bourne Foundation, 2013
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://art.thewalters.org/detail/80221
Provenance Information
Ron Messick Fine Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; John G. Bourne, 1995, by purchase; given to John G. Bourne Foundation, 2006 [1]; given to Walters Art Museum, 2013.
Exhibition Information
No known exhibitions.
Publication Information
Reents-Budet, Dorie. Exploring art of the ancient Americas: The John Bourne Collection. Baltimore: Walters Art Museum, 2012.
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
Communications between the Walters Art Museum and the donor of this promised gift began in April 2005.

TL.2009.20.65

Object Title
Earflares
Measurements
.1- Diam: 1 9/16 x L: 2 11/16 in. (4 x 6.8 cm); .2- Diam: 1 5/8 x L: 2 11/16 in. (4.1 x 6.8 cm)
Creation Date
AD 400-600
Credit Line
Gift of John G. Bourne Foundation, 2013
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://art.thewalters.org/detail/80220
Provenance Information
John G. Bourne, 1980, by purchase; given to John G. Bourne Foundation, 2006 [1]; given to Walters Art Museum, 2013.
Exhibition Information
Exploring Art of the Ancient Americas: The John Bourne Collection Gift. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; Albuquerque Museum of Art & History; Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville. 2012-2013.
Publication Information
Reents-Budet, Dorie. Exploring art of the ancient Americas: The John Bourne Collection. Baltimore: Walters Art Museum, 2012.
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
Communications between the Walters Art Museum and the donor of this promised gift began in April 2005.
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