2011.044.002

Object Title
Armlet
Measurements
14 x 5.4 x 1.9 cm
Creation Date
19th Century or later
Credit Line
Gift of Stan and Jamie Cohen in honor of Thornton Dial
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/31290/armlet-depicting-a-leopard?ctx=8c941100325a89d70fb1d7cf35174d5dbf8075b3&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Ex coll. Stan and Jamie Cohen, United States, purchased from Charles Jones African Art, Wilmington, North Carolina, 2004.
Exhibition Information
MCCM Permanent Collection Installation, March 29, 2013 - December 1, 2014
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

2005.086.001

Object Title
Ring
Measurements
2.2 x 1.7 cm
Creation Date
305-30 BCE
Credit Line
Gift in honor of Catherine Howett Smith ('84C, '99G)
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/13685/ring-with-magical-inscription?ctx=5597d90d1c3154af8d680370201589b614170537&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years.
Provenance Information
With J.R. Ogden and Sons, Ltd., London, England, 1982. Purchased by MCCM from Christie's New York, December 8, 2005, lot 28.
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 New York, Ancient Jewelry (Thursday, December 8, 2005), 15, lot 28.
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.

2003.008.001

Object Title
Necklace
Measurements
24.1 cm
Creation Date
4th 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/10204/necklace?ctx=8af83c9c99a4bc684b38258c334c1a61197c85be&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years.
Provenance Information
With Ursula Becchina [Palladion Antike Kunst], Basel, Switzerland, 1976. Ex private collection, Switzerland. Purchased by MCCM from Palladion.
Exhibition Information
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2004 - September 6, 2013
Publication Information
Palladion Antike Kunst, Katalog 1976, 94-95, number 114.
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 2003.

2001.011.001

Object Title
Fibula
Measurements
11 x 19 cm
Creation Date
8th Century
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/7060/fibula?ctx=ffc66d4c53f1f5b0c19fb2f8e74a448d1789eadc&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years.
Provenance Information
Ex private collection, Switzerland, from 1960s. Thence by descent, 1970s. Purchased by MCCM from Phoenix Ancient Art, Geneva, Switzerland.
Exhibition Information
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2004 - June 2008
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2013 - June 19, 2014
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, July 2014 - 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), 44.
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.

1999.005.002

Object Title
Vulture Pendant
Measurements
4.4 x 5.3 x 1.4 cm
Creation Date
700-1530 CE
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. John R. McLaren
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/5185/vulture-pendant
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Ex coll. Dr. John R. McLaren (1922-2005), Decatur, Georgia, purchased from Paul Clifford (1915-2003), North Carolina, 1982-1983.
Exhibition Information
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 - 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), 160-61, figure 386.
Michael C. Carlos Museum: Highlights of the Collections (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2011), 75.
Laura M. Wingfield, "Greenstone Axe to Gold Eagle Pendant: The Sex Change of Costa Rica's Symbol of National Pride," in Dressing the Part: Power, Dress, Gender, and Representation in the Pre-Columbian Americas, ed. Sarahh E.M. Scher and Billie J.A. Follensbee (Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2017), 326, figure 9.1.
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.

1999.005.001

Object Title
Frog Pendant
Measurements
4.4 x 2.9 x 1.3 cm
Creation Date
ca. 700-1530 CE
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. John R. McLaren
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/2839/frog-pendant?ctx=a2bc0210c5a109ea0ee93140b00e99782a482366&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Ex coll. Dr. John R. McLaren (1922-2005), Decatur, Georgia, purchased from Paul Clifford (1915-2003), North Carolina, 1982-1983.
Exhibition Information
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), 160-61, figure 387.
Laura M. Wingfield, "Greenstone Axe to Gold Eagle Pendant: The Sex Change of Costa Rica's Symbol of National Pride," in Dressing the Part: Power, Dress, Gender, and Representation in the Pre-Columbian Americas, ed. Sarahh E.M. Scher and Billie J.A. Follensbee (Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2017), 326, figure 9.1.
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.

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.

1992.015.103

Object Title
Pendant in the Form of a Frog
Measurements
4.4 x 3.6 cm
Creation Date
1000-1550 CE
Credit Line
Gift of Cora W. and Laurence C. Witten II
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/1869/pendant-in-the-form-of-a-frog?ctx=6093160f001671aab6e49f7eb4b13fca94ebf915&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, possibly purchased from Enrique Vargas (Enrique Vargas Alfaro) (1915-2008), San Jose, Costa Rica, ca. 1960-1985.
Exhibition Information
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11, 1993 - 2001
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, February 9, 2013 - February 6, 2017
MCCM Permanent Collection Gallery, February 13, 2017 - March 13, 2019
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, July 2, 2019 - Present
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 1992.

1991.004.244

Object Title
Frog Pendant
Measurements
5.1 x 6.2 x 0.6 cm
Creation Date
700-1520 CE
Credit Line
Ex coll. William C. and Carol W. Thibadeau
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/17431/frog-pendant?ctx=7e73edac31d609ded47ec6df334b645fd73f3369&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 1968.
Exhibition Information
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 - 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), 160-61, figure 388.
Rebecca Stone, The Jaguar Within: Shamanic Trance in Ancient Central and South American Art (Austin: University of Texas Press, 2011), 144, figure 6.17.
Laura M. Wingfield, "Greenstone Axe to Gold Eagle Pendant: The Sex Change of Costa Rica's Symbol of National Pride," in Dressing the Part: Power, Dress, Gender, and Representation in the Pre-Columbian Americas, ed. Sarahh E.M. Scher and Billie J.A. Follensbee (Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2017), 326, figure 9.1.
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.

1991.004.240

Object Title
Vulture Pendant
Measurements
6.4 x 7.7 x 2.2 cm
Creation Date
700-1520 CE
Credit Line
Ex coll. William C. and Carol W. Thibadeau
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/17566/vulture-pendant?ctx=f4da3ff6e7b85bbaffb265585e3bb6cb754365e7&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, November 1983.
Exhibition Information
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), 160-61, figure 385.
Michael C. Carlos Museum: Highlights of the Collections (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2011), 75.
Rebecca Stone, The Jaguar Within: Shamanic Trance in Ancient Central and South American Art (Austin: University of Texas Press, 2011), 144, figure 6.18.
Laura M. Wingfield, "Greenstone Axe to Gold Eagle Pendant: The Sex Change of Costa Rica's Symbol of National Pride," in Dressing the Part: Power, Dress, Gender, and Representation in the Pre-Columbian Americas, ed. Sarahh E.M. Scher and Billie J.A. Follensbee (Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2017), 326, figure 9.1.
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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