2001.001.010

Object Title
Standing Buddha
Measurements
96.5 cm
Creation Date
8th-9th Century
Credit Line
The Ester R. Portnow Collection of Asian Art, a Gift of the Nathan Rubin-Ida Ladd Family Foundation
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/7098/standing-buddha?ctx=2f0c4fc04d6665deac5bbe45729ca22f593d0686&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Purchased for MCCM by Robert Walzer [Nathan Rubin-Ida Ladd Family Foundation], Georgetown, Connecticut, from Kapoor Galleries, New York, New York, July 2000.
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
Acquired by museum in 2001.

2002.035.001

Object Title
Shakyamuni Buddha
Measurements
66 x 47 x 27.9 cm
Creation Date
13th-14th Century
Credit Line
The Ester R. Portnow Collection of Asian Art, a gift of the Nathan Rubin-Ida Ladd Family Foundation
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/9012/shakyamuni-buddha?ctx=229f0d604f3e0a5c115ad9820449dad673377900&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Said to be ex European collection. Purchased for MCCM by Robert Wazler [Nathan Rubin-Ida Ladd Family Foundation], Georgetown, Connecticut.
Exhibition Information
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2004 - March 15, 2016;
Doorway to an Enlightened World, Michael C. Carlos Museum, March 19 - November 27, 2016;
MCCM Permanent Collection Gallery, January 17, 2017 - April 4, 2021;
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, August 28, 2021 - Present
Publication Information
Michael C. Carlos Museum: Highlights of the Collections (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2011), 121.
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 2002.

2001.001.008

Object Title
Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara in the Form of Khasarpana Lokeshvara
Measurements
26.7 x 17.1 x 7.6 cm
Creation Date
11th-12th Century
Credit Line
Ester R. Portnow Collection of Asian Art, a gift of the Nathan Rubin-Ida Ladd Family Foundation
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/7082/bodhisattva-avalokiteshvara-in-the-form-of-khasarpana-lokesh?ctx=caf91e5f9cb8021287b920c244c5aab99822edee&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Purchased for MCCM by Robert Walzer [Nathan Rubin - Ida Ladd Family Foundation], Georgetown, Connecticut, July 2000, possibly from Kapoor Galleries, New York, New York.
Exhibition Information
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2004 - April 4, 2021;
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, August 28, 2021 - Present
Publication Information
Michael C. Carlos Museum: Highlights of the Collections (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2011), 120.
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 2001.

2001.001.007

Object Title
Shakyamuni Buddha's Defeat of Mara
Measurements
61 × 38.1 × 16.5 cm
Creation Date
10th Century
Credit Line
The Ester R. Portnow Collection of Asian Art, a gift of the Nathan Rubin-Ida Ladd Family Foundation
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/7165/shakyamuni-buddhas-defeat-of-mara
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Purchased for MCCM by Robert Walzer [Nathan Rubin - Ida Ladd Family Foundation], Georgetown, Connecticut, from Kapoor Galleries, New York, New York, July 2000.
Exhibition Information
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2004 - April 4, 2021;
The Avatars of Vishnu, Michael C. Carlos Museum, April 24 - July 18, 2021;
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, August 28, 2021 - Present
Publication Information
Michael C. Carlos Museum: Highlights of the Collections (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2011), 119.
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 2001.

2001.001.002

Object Title
Figure of Buddha Shakyamuni
Measurements
23 x 15.9 x 14 cm
Creation Date
14th Century
Credit Line
The Ester R. Portnow Collection of Asian Art, a gift of the Nathan Rubin-Ida Ladd Family Foundation
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/7109/figure-of-buddha-shakyamuni?ctx=222157a32f7409e5c76f34f26a562e1594285e2b&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Ex coll., Europe, until March 22, 2000. Purchased for MCCM by Robert Walzer [Nathan Rubin - Ida Ladd Family Foundation], Georgetown, Connecticut, from Christie's New York, Sale 9390, March 22, 2000, lot 56.
Exhibition Information
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2004 - August 29, 2018;
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, August 28, 2021 - Present
Publication Information
Christie's New York, Indian and Southeast Asian Art (March 22, 2000), 58, lot 56.
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 2001.

2001.001.001

Object Title
Figure of Maitreya
Measurements
24.1 x 20.3 x 12.7 cm
Creation Date
15th Century
Credit Line
The Ester R. Portnow Collection of Asian Art, a gift of the Nathan Rubin-Ida Ladd Family Foundation
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/7125/figure-of-maitreya?ctx=c35eea1813f2ea92da0d90348e03d934548ffd03&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Ex coll., Europe, until March 22, 2000. Purchased for MCCM by Robert Walzer [Nathan Rubin - Ida Ladd Family Foundation], Georgetown, Connecticut, from Christie's New York, Sale 9390, March 22, 2000, lot 93.
Exhibition Information
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2004 - August 29, 2018;
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, August 28, 2021 - Present
Publication Information
Christie's New York, Indian and Southeast Asian Art (March 22, 2000), 92-93, lot 93.
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 2001.

2000.005.005

Object Title
Abbott of Ngor Ewam Cchöden Monastery
Measurements
261.6 x 140.3 cm
Creation Date
early 17th Century
Credit Line
The Ester R. Portnow Collection of Asian Art, a gift of the Nathan Rubin - Ida Ladd Family Foundation
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/6695/abbot-of-ngor-ewam-cchoden-monastery?ctx=6602331399204721d61a8a75b56cd8ed900f4159&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
From Ngor, Tibet. Purchased for MCCM by Robert Walzer [Nathan Rubin - Ida Ladd Family Foundation], Georgetown, Connecticut, from Kapoor Galleries, New York, New York, September 1999.
Exhibition Information
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2004 - February 18, 2012;
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, August 28, 2021 - October 17, 2022
Publication Information
Michael C. Carlos Museum: Highlights of the Collections (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2011), 122.;
Jörg Heimbel, "Portraits of the Great Abbots of Ngor: The Memorial or Death Anniversary Thangka (dus thang)," in Gateways to Tibetan Studies: A Collection of Essays in Honour of David P. Jackson on the Occasion of His 70th Birthday, ed. Volker Caumanns et al. (Hamburg: Universität Hamburg, 2021), 326, number 3.3.
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 2000.

2004.067.001

Object Title
Cippus
Measurements
10.2 x 7.9 x 2.5 cm
Creation Date
664-589 BCE
Credit Line
Mohamed Farid Khamis/Oriental Weavers Fund
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/12056/cippus?ctx=5e090c2b4e3f7d04e2d737a55a4ab86a496debde&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
With Christie's London, December 13, 1988, lot 275. Ex private collection, Netherlands, purchased from Sotheby's, early 1990s. With Antiqua, Ltd., Woodland Hills, California, 1995. 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 Reinstallation, 2006 - March 13, 2018;
MCCM Permanent Collection Gallery, June 4, 2018 - Present
Publication Information
Christie's London: Fine Antiquities (13 December 1988), 38, lot 275.;
Antiqua: Ancient Art & Numismatics, Catalogue II (1995), 24, 28-29, number 58.
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.

2018.010.408

Object Title
Stela of the Standard Bearer Smen
Measurements
65 x 44 x 7 cm
Creation Date
1400-1390 BCE
Credit Line
Gift of the Georges Ricard Foundation
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/37986/stela-of-the-standard-bearer-smen?ctx=106a297eae4f47faa43ffcf9e8298b5f654331d4&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Ex coll. Georges Ricard Foundation, Santa Barbara, California, possibly purchased from Jean-François Mignon, Aix-en Provence, France.
Exhibition Information
Michael C. Carlos Museum, Veneralia 2019 Senuseret Collection Preview, May 18, 2019
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
Donor acquired most of his collection at small French auctions in the 1970s.

2018.010.401

Object Title
Cult Stela of King Ahmose
Measurements
37 x 29 x 5 cm
Creation Date
1539-1292 BCE
Credit Line
Gift of the Georges Ricard Foundation
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/37987/cult-stela-of-king-ahmose?ctx=4f84719da41d4164f009547e6e412202e76645d6&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Ex coll. Georges Ricard Foundation, Santa Barbara, California, possibly acquired from Jean-Loup Despras, Paris, France.
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
Donor acquired most of his collection from small French auctions in the 1970s.
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