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© Bruce M. White, 2005.
Jar with Goddess (Artemis?) holding felines and with birds perched on her shoulders; at left, the legs of a male wearing boots and animal skin (Apollo?)
© Bruce M. White, 2005.
© Bruce M. White, 2005.
© Bruce M. White, 2005.
ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art

Jar with Goddess (Artemis?) holding felines and with birds perched on her shoulders; at left, the legs of a male wearing boots and animal skin (Apollo?)

AAT Object Form/Functionjars
AAT Object TechniqueBlack-figure
CultureGreek, Cretan
PeriodArchaic
Date7th Century BCE
MediumCeramic
Credit LineCarlos Collection of Ancient Art
Dimensions14 3/8 x 14 3/4 x 10 1/2 in. (36.5 x 37.5 x 26.7 cm)
Object number2003.011.001
Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2004 - January 2011
Monsters, Demons & Winged Beasts: Composite Creatures in the Ancient World, Michael C. Carlos Museum, February 5 - June 19, 2011
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, June 20, 2011 - June 5, 2014
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, July 2014 - Present
Published ReferencesSotheby's New York, Antiquities (December 11, 2002), 12-13, lot 9.
MCCM Newsletter, March - May 2003.
Jasper Gaunt, "New Galleries of Greek & Roman Art at Emory University: The Michael C. Carlos Museum," Minerva 16 (January/February 2005): 13-17.
ProvenanceEx coll. Baron von Allnoch, Munich, Germany, acquired in Patras, Greece, while on consular duty prior to World War II. Thence by descent. Purchased by MCCM from Sotheby's New York, December 11, 2002, lot 9.
Status
On view
Collections
  • Greek and Roman Art