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© Bruce M. White, 2014.
Discus
© Bruce M. White, 2014.
© Bruce M. White, 2014.
© Bruce M. White, 2014.
ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art

Discus

AAT Object Form/Functiondiscuses
Place CreatedGreece, Europe
CultureGreek
Dateca. 5th Century BCE
MediumBronze
Credit LineCarlos Collection of Ancient Art
Dimensions9 3/4 x 1/4 in. (24.8 x 0.7 cm)
Object number1991.013
Exhibition HistoryGoddess and Polis: The Panathenaic Festival in Ancient Athens, Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, Florida, January 9 - April 16, 1993
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11,1993 - March 1996
Nike: Victory and Competition at the Ancient Greek Festival Games, Michael C. Carlos Museum, March 30 - August 18, 1996
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, August 1996 - May 2004
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2004 - April 28, 2014
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, July 2014 - Present
Published ReferencesMichael C. Carlos Museum Handbook (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 1996), 58.
Joel LeMon, "Through the Museum with the Bible," SBL Forum 2006.
ProvenanceEx private collection, England. Purchased by Emory University Museum of Art and Archaeology from Bruce and Ingrid (1939-2018) McAlpine [McAlpine Ancient Art, Ltd.], London, England.
Status
On view
Collections
  • Greek and Roman Art