2010.529

Object Title
Grindstone
Measurements
h: 2 in; diam: 3 in
Creation Date
AD 600-1200
Credit Line
Gift of David Bernstein - New York in memory of Frederick R. Mayer
Museum Contact
provenance@denverartmuseum.org
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Before 1550
Provenance Information
Collection of Dan Purcara, New York, by 1970s; Collection of David Bernstein (David Bernstein Fine Arts), New York; Gifted to the Denver Art Museum, 2010
Exhibition Information
None known
Publication Information
None known
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 DAM collection includes few stone tools from peoples from the ancient Caribbean and by the Taino; acquisition allows opportunity to put objects into public domain and facilitate further research.

2010.532-34

Object Title
Blade
Measurements
1) 6 1/2" x 1 3/8" x 3/4"; 2) 3 1/2" x 1 3/4" x 1/2"; 3) 7 1/2" x 1 1/2" x 1 1/4"
Creation Date
2000 BC - AD 900
Credit Line
Gift of David Bernstein - New York in memory of Frederick R. Mayer
Museum Contact
provenance@denverartmuseum.org
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Before 1550
Provenance Information
Collection of Dan Purcara, New York, by 1970s; Collection of David Bernstein (David Bernstein Fine Arts), New York; Gifted to the Denver Art Museum, 2010
Exhibition Information
None known
Publication Information
None known
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 DAM collection includes few stone tools from peoples from the ancient Caribbean and by the Taino; acquisition allows opportunity to put objects into public domain and facilitate further research.

1) 2010.530; 2) 2010.535-539

Object Title
Axe Head
Measurements
1) 7" x 5 1/2" x 1 1/2"; 2) 11 1/4" x 4 1/4" x 2 1/4"; 3) 8 1/2" x 3" x 1 1/4"; 4) 5 3/4" x 2 1/2" x 1 1/4"; 5) 4" x 1 3/4" x 1"; 6) 2 3/8" x 1 1/8" x 1/2"
Creation Date
1) AD 600-1200; 2) AD 1200-1500
Credit Line
Gift of David Bernstein - New York in memory of Frederick R. Mayer
Museum Contact
provenance@denverartmuseum.org
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Before 1550
Provenance Information
Collection of Dan Purcara, New York, by 1970s; Collection of David Bernstein (David Bernstein Fine Arts), New York; Gifted to the Denver Art Museum, 2010
Exhibition Information
None known
Publication Information
None known
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 DAM collection includes few stone tools from peoples from the ancient Caribbean and by the Taino; acquisition allows opportunity to put objects into public domain and facilitate further research.

2014.008.002

Object Title
Cosmetic Palette
Measurements
12.7 x 6.8 x 0.5 cm
Creation Date
3050-2590 BCE
Credit Line
Gift of Sue McGovern-Huffman
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/31619/cosmetic-palette?ctx=89822009ed6c5eeb1befcb54d1636790bdafe968&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
With Sue McGovern-Huffman [Sands of Time Ancient Art], Washington, DC.
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
The Carlos continues to conduct provenance research on this and all objects in our collection.

2005.051.001

Object Title
Relief of Ramesses II
Measurements
20.3 x 29.2 x 2.5 cm
Creation Date
1279-1213 BCE
Credit Line
Egyptian Purchase Fund
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/12559/relief-of-ramesses-ii?ctx=95d55ed44b951476ad4bfc380452c3f4d785a85b&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Said to be ex coll. Dr. Richard Vadazy, New York, acquired from Sotheby's New York. Ex coll. Wallace Lewis, Arizona. 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
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
Purchased by museum in 2005.

2005.043.001

Object Title
Relief of Men Sharpening a Knife
Measurements
40 x 18.1 x 3.8 cm
Creation Date
2435-2152 BCE
Credit Line
Charlotte Lichirie Collection of Egyptian Art by exchange
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/12396/relief-of-men-sharpening-a-knife?ctx=a6aa6bc43d6446fcd253baeda1b58aebbcfd64d6&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years.
Provenance Information
With Sotheby's London, 21 May 1992, lot 85. Ex private collection, New York, acquired from Jerome Eisenberg (1930-2022) [Royal-Athena Galleries]], New York, New York, 1994. Purchased through partial exchange 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;
Life and Death in the Pyramid Age: The Emory Old Kingdom Mummy, Michael C. Carlos Museum, September 10 - December 11, 2011;
Hall of Ancient Egypt, The Houston Museum of Natural Science, Houston, Texas, August 2014 - Present
Publication Information
Sotheby's London, Antiquities (21st May 1992), 14, plate X, lot 85.
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 2005.

1989.003.001

Object Title
Fragment of a Sarcophagus with Scene of a Boar Hunt
Measurements
35.2 x 55.4 cm
Creation Date
late 2nd - early 3rd Century CE
Credit Line
Gift of the Connoisseurs
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/1252/fragment-of-a-sarcophagus-with-scene-of-a-boar-hunt?ctx=b6cb1ba3eadbf49c649c5f2c2860ccb6c923f146&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Ex private collection, California. Purchased by Emory University Museum of Art and Archaeology from The Merrin Gallery, New York, New York.
Exhibition Information
An Enduring Ideal: Classical Art from the Michael C. Carlos Museum at Emory University, Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, November 1, 1992 - February 15, 1993;
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11, 1993 - December 1994;
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, 1996 - May 2004;
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2004 - August 26, 2013;
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 25, 2013 - 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
Purchased by museum in 1989.

2011.018.001

Object Title
Portrait of a Nubian King
Measurements
10.2 x 12.7 cm
Creation Date
722-655 BCE
Credit Line
Egyptian Purchase Fund
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/29997/portrait-of-a-nubian-king?ctx=a51b0ae68aff24e8ded320d8316cdeefce43945a&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Ex private collection, France. Purchased by MCCM from Mark Goodstein [Explorer Ancient Art], New York, New York.
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
Informed judgement that works were outside of the country of modern discovery before 1970
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
The Carlos continues provenance work on this and all objects in our collection.

2018.010.071

Object Title
Relief Fragment
Measurements
29.7 x 27 x 16.7 cm
Creation Date
1353-1336 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/38621/amarna-royal-sarcophagus-fragment?ctx=cb28de8204e907015175adacfc7302356b3931d5&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
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
The donor acquired most of his collection at small French auctions in the 1970s.

1999.011.007

Object Title
Garland Sarcophagus
Measurements
228.6 x 83.8 x 76.2 cm
Creation Date
mid 2nd Century CE
Credit Line
Carlos Collection of Ancient Art
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/6662/garland-sarcophagus?ctx=f0889860ad2bfe0fedac815297893f3b31215a4c&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Ex private collection, Switzerland. With Hesperia Art, London, England, 1992. Ex coll. Mr. M. Kalil a.o., London, England, before 1996. Purchased by MCCM from Christoph Leon, Basel, Switzerland.
Exhibition Information
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, 2000 - May 2004
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2004 - August 2007
The Roman World: Religions and Everyday Life, Dayton Art Institute, Dayton, Ohio, September 21, 2007 - January 6, 2008
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, February 2009 - Present
Publication Information
Apollo (March 1992): Hesperia Art advert.
Helga Herdejurgen, Stadtromische und Italische Girlandensarkophage (Berlin: Gebr. Mann, 1996), 106, number 44.
MCCM Newsletter, March - May 2000.
Jasper Gaunt, "New Galleries of Greek and Roman Art at Emory University: The Michael C. Carlos Museum," Minerva 16 (2005): 13-17.
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 1999.
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