Object Title
Relief plaque depicting a royal figure
Measurements
H. 11.3 × W. 14.1 × Th. 1.8 cm (4 7/16 × 5 9/16 × 11/16 in.)
Creation Date
Ptolemaic Period, 3rd century 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/329860
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Created before 400 AD
Provenance Information
[From Bruce and Ingrid McAlpine, London, 1976]; after 1976 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 work to the Museum.