Object Title
Fragmentary terracotta female head
Measurements
H. 16 cm x W. 12 cm
Creation Date
late 5th-early 4th century B.C.
Credit Line
Bequest of Nanette B. Kelekian, 2020
Museum Name
Museum Contact
provenance.research@metmuseum.org
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/330007
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Created before the fall of the Roman Empire (476 AD)
Provenance Information
[Until 1974, with Nicolas Koutoulakis, Paris]; 1974, purchased by Charles D. Kelekian from N. Koutoulakis; [from 1974, with Charles D. Kelekian, New York]; 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.