ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art
Female Figurine, "Violin" Type
AAT Object Form/FunctionFigurines
Possible OriginParos, Greece, Europe
CultureCycladic
PeriodEarly Cycladic I
Dateca. 3000-2700 BCE
MediumMarble (possibly Parian)
Credit LineCarlos Collection of Ancient Art
Dimensions6 5/16 x 3 in. (16 x 7.6 cm)
Object number1986.009.003
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, 1967MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, 1996 - May 2004
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2004 - June 19, 2014
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, July 2014 - Present
Published ReferencesOdyssey of an Art Collector: Unity in Diversity, 5000 Years of Art (New Orleans: Isaac Delgado Museum of Art, 1966), 139, number 1.
ProvenanceEx coll. Mme Argyropoulos, Athens, Greece. With Nicolas Koutoulakis (1910-1996), Geneva, Switzerland. Ex coll. Elizabeth (1928-2018) and Frederick (1905-1992) Stafford, Paris and New York, by 1966. Purchased by Emory University Museum of Art and Archaeology from Safani Gallery, New York, New York.
Status
On viewCollections
- Greek and Roman Art
ca. 3200-2700 BCE
ca. 3200-2700 BCE
ca. 3200-2700 BCE
ca. 2500-2400 BCE
ca. 2700-2200 BCE
ca. 3200-2700 BCE
ca. 3700-2200 BCE
ca. 3200-2700 BCE
ca. 2700-2200 BCE
ca. 2700-2200 BCE
5th Century BCE
