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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Statuette of Mercury
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art

Statuette of Mercury

AAT Object Form/FunctionStatuettes (free-standing sculpture)
Place FoundGreece, Europe
CultureRoman
Date1st Century BCE
MediumBronze
Credit LineCarlos Collection of Ancient Art
Dimensions5 1/4 x 1 9/16 x 1 7/8 in. (13.3 x 4 x 4.8 cm)
Object number1986.009.014
Exhibition HistoryOdyssey of an Art Collector: Unity in Diversity, 5000 Years of Art, Isaac Delgado Museum of Art, New Orleans, Louisiana, November 11, 1966 - January 8, 1967
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11, 1993 - May 2004
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2004 - January 2012
Annotations: George Cooke, Thomas Hope and the Lure of Antiquitiy, Columbus Museum, Columbus, Georgia, February 5 - July 22, 2012
MCCM Permanent Collection, August 2012 - September 30, 2014
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, November 17, 2014 - July 11, 2016
Roman Myth and Myth-Making, Jundt Art Museum, Gonzaga University, Spokane, Washington, September 17 - December 17, 2016
MCCM Permanent Collection Gallery, February 6, 2017 - July 13, 2022
Making an Impression: The Art and Craft of Ancient Engraved Gemstones, Michael C. Carlos Museum, August 27 - November 27, 2022
MCCM Permanent Collection Gallery, December 2022 - September 18, 2023
Published ReferencesOdyssey of an Art Collector: Unity in Diversity, 5000 Years of Art (New Orleans: Isaac Delgado Museum of Art, 1966), 142, number 31.
ProvenanceEx coll. Elizabeth (1928-2018) and Frederick (1905-1992) Stafford, New York and Paris, by 1966. Purchased by Emory University Museum of Art and Archaeology from Safani Gallery, New York, New York.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Greek and Roman Art