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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Baitylos (Sacred Stone, Perhaps a Grave Marker) or Pestle
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art

Baitylos (Sacred Stone, Perhaps a Grave Marker) or Pestle

CultureCycladic
PeriodEarly Cycladic
Dateca. 3200-2700 BCE
MediumMarble
Credit LineGift of Don Snyder
Dimensions3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)
Object number2003.014.001
Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2004 - June 19, 2014
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, July 2014 - Present
Published ReferencesMarie-Louise and Hans Erlenmeyer, "Von der fruhen Bildkunst der Kykladen," Antike Kunst 8 (1965): 68, plate 20, 4.
M. Tulok, "A Late Neolithic Idol of Canonical Type," Acta Archaeologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 23 (1971): 7, plate 6,8.
Jurgen Thimme, Kunst und Kultur der Kykladeninseln im 3. Jahrtausend v. Chr. (Karlsruhe: Badisches Landesmuseum Karlsruhe, 1977), 64.
Sotheby's London, Antiquities (13th and 14th December 1990), 93-94, lot 135.
Sotheby's New York, Antiquities (June 13, 2002), 143, lot 265.
MCCM Newsletter, March - May 2003.
ProvenanceEx coll. Hans (1900-1967) and Marie-Louise (1912-1997) Erlenmeyer, Basel, Switzerland. With Sotheby's London, December 13-14, 1990, lot 135. Purchased by MCCM from Sotheby's New York, June 13, 2002, lot 265.
Status
On view
Collections
  • Greek and Roman Art