Object Title
Red-figure Alabastron
Measurements
Overall: 5 5/16 × 2 3/8 in. (13.49 × 6.03 cm)
Creation Date
late 4th century BC
Credit Line
Gift of Bruce Young
Museum Name
Museum Contact
provenance@vmfa.museum
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://vmfa.museum/piction/6027262-162518570/
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
before 500
Provenance Information
1987, J. P. Backes Collection. [1] By April 2005 (Magna Graecia Archaeologie Treveris, Germany, stock #DG/35); [2] April 2005, Private collection, Washington. D.C.; [3] Gift to Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA), Richmond, Virginia, June 17, 2020. [4]
[1] and [2] Statement of authenticity (?) from (Magna Graecia Archaeologie Treveris, Germany, stock #DG/35, Museumtechnischer Dienste MG Germany dated April 2003 stating ex-collection of J.P. Backes from 1987, stock #DG/35, Deutschland. Ownership by, or location of, J.P. Backes collection has not been verified.
[3] Private Collection of Bruce Young, Washington, D.C.
[4] Information in VMFA Curatorial and Registration files.
[1] and [2] Statement of authenticity (?) from (Magna Graecia Archaeologie Treveris, Germany, stock #DG/35, Museumtechnischer Dienste MG Germany dated April 2003 stating ex-collection of J.P. Backes from 1987, stock #DG/35, Deutschland. Ownership by, or location of, J.P. Backes collection has not been verified.
[3] Private Collection of Bruce Young, Washington, D.C.
[4] Information in VMFA Curatorial and Registration files.
Exhibition Information
No information currently available.
Publication Information
No information currently available.
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Partial interest received prior to 2008
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
There was an understanding between the museum and donor prior to 2008, as asserted by both Mr. Young and curator at the time, Dr. Margaret Mayo, and as documented in museum records. VMFA undertook additional due diligence, with Mr. Young's permission, by contacting the Italian Ministry of Culture in September of 2019. VMFA sent the Ministry all available records and images on the known modern history of this object and asked if there might be further information on this object or if the museum should contact anyone else for further information. The museum received a response from the Italian Ministry of Culture in October of 2019, stating that the Comando Carabinieri Tutela Patrimonio Culturale undertook an investigation and determined that they currently had no objections to the museum accepting this donation.
This work has provenance documented to 1987, although the Museum is not able to verify that date. VMFA decided to make an exception to the AAMD guidelines in order to bring this object into a free, publicly accessible, educational institution, where it could be studied, displayed, and publicized.
This work has provenance documented to 1987, although the Museum is not able to verify that date. VMFA decided to make an exception to the AAMD guidelines in order to bring this object into a free, publicly accessible, educational institution, where it could be studied, displayed, and publicized.