2013.003.001

Object Title
Chalice
Measurements
7.9 x 8.3 cm
Creation Date
ca. 1750-1450 BCE
Credit Line
Gift of Judy and Michael Steinhardt
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/32002/chalice?ctx=eca1bb2733a5a00ecd7b87cef84be1cb8600725f&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Ex coll. Charles Gillet (1879-1972), France and Switzerland. Thence by descent to Marion Schuster (Marion Helene von Goldschmidt-Rothschild) (1902-1982), Lausanne, Switzerland. Thence by descent to Mathilde Goldschmidt-Rothschild (1927-1993), Lausanne, Switzerland. Ex coll. Jerome Eisenberg (1930-2022) [Royal-Athena Galleries], New York, New York, acquired from Philips, London, England, 1989. Purchased by MCCM from Royal-Athena.
Exhibition Information
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2013 - June 19, 2014;
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, July 2014 - Present
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
At the time of acquisition, the provenance seemed plausible. Further information has come to light to make us doubt the provenance. Research is ongoing.

2019.18.1

Object Title
Single-handled cup
Measurements
h. 6.0 cm; w. (incl. handle) 11.2 cm; d. (rim diam.) 9.2 cm; foot diam. 3.7 cm
Creation Date
ca. 1500-1400 B.C.
Credit Line
San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of the Estate of Dr. Milton Jacobs
Museum Contact
Jessica Powers, PhD (jessica.powers@samuseum.org)
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://sanantonio.emuseum.com/objects/22581/singlehanded-cup?ctx=66d1bbb7-4fbe-4a87-91f1-64c3d98cad2d&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
A.D. 800
Provenance Information
sold by Moger Ancient Art to Charles Ede Gallery, London, 1973; sold by Charles Ede Gallery to Dr. Milton Jacobs (1927-2018), San Antonio, 1975; gift of his estate to the San Antonio Museum of Art, 2019
Exhibition Information
n/a
Publication Information
Ede Gallery, General Catalogue 97, July 1974, no. 3.2
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
This work has provenance established to 1973. The San Antonio Museum of Art’s collection has few examples of Late Minoan ceramics, and this cup strengthens the Aegean Bronze Age collection.
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