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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Palette
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art

Palette

AAT Object Form/Functionpalettes (painting equipment)
CultureCycladic
Dateca. 3700-2200 BCE
MediumMarble
Credit LineCarlos Collection of Ancient Art
Dimensions5 1/8 x 1/2 x 3 in. (13 x 1.3 x 7.6 cm)
Object number2008.012.001
Exhibition HistoryThe Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri, 1966-1967
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2013 - June 19, 2014
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, July 2014 - Present
Published ReferencesAfrica, Mediterranean, Oceania: Ethnic Art from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Baker (Kansas City: Nelson Gallery-Atkins Museum, 1966), IA.
Pat Getz-Preziosi, Early Cycladic Art in North American Collections (Richmond: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 1987), 298, number 121.
MCCM Newsletter, September - November 2008.
ProvenanceEx coll. Herbert and Nancy Baker, Chicago, Illinois, acquired before 1966. Purchased by MCCM from Phoenix Ancient Art, New York, New York.
Status
On view
Collections
  • Greek and Roman Art