Object Title
Head and neck of a marble figure
Measurements
H. 7 cm
Creation Date
2700–2300 B.C.
Credit Line
Bequest of Nanette B. Kelekian, 2020
Museum Contact
provenance.research@metmuseum.org
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/330001
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Created before the fall of the Roman Empire (476 AD)
Provenance Information
[With Nicolas Koutoulakis, Geneva]; [with Charles D. Kelekian, New York]; from after 1970 and until 2020, collection of Nanette B. Kelekian, New York.
Exhibition Information
None
Publication Information
None
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Gift or bequest expected or on loan prior to 2008
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
The object qualifies as an exception to the 1970 rule because Nanette Kelekian signed a will prior to 2008 that documents her intent to bequeath the object to the Museum. Additionally, Charles D. Kelekian (d. 1982) had a practice of collecting works once owned by the Dikran G. Kelekian gallery, dissolved in 1952. He transferred many of these works to his daughter, Nanette, during his lifetime. Her records indicate this work was transferred after 1970.