ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art
Head of a Deity
AAT Object Form/Functionsculpture (visual works)
AAT Object Techniquepainting (coating)
Place CreatedAsia
CultureBabylonian
PeriodOld Babylonian Period
Date1894-1600 BCE
MediumCeramic, paint
Credit LinePartial gift in memory of Renee D. Beningson and partial gift of the Forward Arts Foundation
Dimensions4 1/2 x 3 5/8 x 3 3/8 in. (11.4 x 9.2 x 8.6 cm)
Object number2010.027.001
Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, May 15, 2013 - February 12, 2018Michael C. Carlos Museum Morgens West Foundation Galleries of Ancient Near Eastern Art, November 10, 2018 - Present
Published ReferencesMichael C. Carlos Museum: Highlights of the Collections (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2011), 33.
ProvenanceEx private collection, United States, 1970s. Ex coll. Renee D. Beningson (1931-2006) [Antiquarium, Ltd.], New York, New York, acquired New York, 1985. Purchased by MCCM from Antiquarium, Ltd., New York, New York.
Status
On viewCollections
- Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
2000-1600 BCE
early 2nd Millennium BCE
2000-1600 BCE
