54.3092

Object Title
Buddha Ratnasambhava
Measurements
H: 7 1/16 × W: 5 × D: 4 3/16 in. (18 × 12.7 × 10.7 cm)
Creation Date
10th-11th century
Credit Line
Gift of John and Berthe Ford, 2013
Museum Contact
provenance@thewalters.org
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://art.thewalters.org/detail/29163/buddha-ratnasambhava/
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
The Walters Art Museum is in the process of determining definitions of antiquity
Provenance Information
Heeramaneck auction sale, Public Plaza Galleries, New York, 1972; John and Berthe Ford, Baltimore, 1972, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2013, by gift.
Exhibition Information
2001-2003 Desire and Devotion: Art from India, Nepal, and Tibet in the John and Berthe Ford Collection. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara; Albuquerque Museum, Albuquerque; Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham; Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong.
Publication Information
Pal, Pratapaditya. Desire and Devotion : Art From India, Nepal, and Tibet in the John and Berthe Ford Collection. Baltimore, Md. : Walters Art Museum ; London : Cat. 105.
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
A Memorandum of Understanding between the Walters Art Museum and John and Berthe Ford about this promised gift was signed September 1997. It was brought onsite to the Walters as a long-term loan in 2001.

54.3085

Object Title
Simhavaktra
Measurements
H: 8 7/8 x W: 6 1/2 x D: 3 1/2 in. (22.5 x 16.5 x 8.9 cm)
Creation Date
18th century
Credit Line
Gift of John and Berthe Ford, 2011
Museum Contact
provenance@thewalters.org
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://art.thewalters.org/detail/12978/simhavaktra/
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
The Walters Art Museum is in the process of determining definitions of antiquity
Provenance Information
M. J. Nesco, Philadelphia; purchased by John and Berthe Ford, Baltimore, March 30 1964; given to Walters Art Museum, 2011.
Exhibition Information
Desire and Devotion: Art from India, Nepal, and Tibet in the John and Berthe Ford Collection. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara; Albuquerque Museum, Albuquerque; Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham; Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong (2001-2003).
Publication Information
Pal, Pratapaditya. Desire and Devotion : Art From India, Nepal, and Tibet in the John and Berthe Ford Collection. Baltimore, Md. : Walters Art Museum ; London : Philip Wilson. 2001; Pal, Pratapaditya. Indo-Asian Art-The John Gilmore Ford Collection. Baltimore, Maryland: The Walters Art Gallery. 1971.
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
A Memorandum of Understanding between the Walters Art Museum and John and Berthe Ford about this promised gift was signed September 1997. It was brought onsite to the Walters as a long-term loan in 2001.

54.3077

Object Title
Situla Bearing the names of Kashta and Amenirdis
Measurements
H: 6 3/8 x Diam: 2 3/16 in. (16.2 x 5.5 cm)
Creation Date
745-715 BCE
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Hans Goedicke, 2008
Museum Contact
provenance@thewalters.org
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://art.thewalters.org/detail/76443
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
The Walters Art Museum is in the process of determining definitions of antiquity
Provenance Information
Tano estate, Luxor; Dr. Hans Goedicke, Baltimore, 1957, [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 2008, by gift.
Exhibition Information
None Known
Publication Information
None Known
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
This object was brought onsite to the Walters as part of a long-term loan in 2007

48.2863

Object Title
Aryballos in the Form of a Hedgehog
Measurements
2 7/16 x 2 15/16 x 1 7/8 in. (6.2 x 7.5 x 4.8 cm)
Creation Date
6th-5th century BCE
Credit Line
Museum purchase, 2009
Museum Contact
provenance@thewalters.org
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://art.thewalters.org/detail/77940
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
The Walters Art Museum is in the process of determining definitions of antiquity
Provenance Information
Parvin Collection, Alan Krammer, Chicago [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [the collection was formed in the 1960s-70s, and disbanded in the early 1980s]; Dr. John Winnie Collection, St. Mary's, Georgia, 1990s [mode of acquisition unknown]; Mele Gallery, Westport, Connecticut, 2007, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2009, by purchase.
Exhibition Information
None known
Publication Information
"The Hedgehog in Ancient Egypt" p. 22
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Informed judgement that works were outside of the country of modern discovery before 1970
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
At the time this was acquired, its was believed to be out of its country of modern discovery prior to 1970. However, the Walters no longer can verify this so research is ongoing.

42.1515

Object Title
Fly Necklace
Measurements
H: 9/16 x L: 17 11/16 in. (1.4 x 45 cm)
Creation Date
ca. 1450 BCE
Credit Line
Museum purchase, 2008
Museum Contact
provenance@thewalters.org
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://art.thewalters.org/detail/77939
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
The Walters Art Museum is in the process of determining definitions of antiquity
Provenance Information
Collection of Dr. Dean Crocker, United States [a collection formed prior to 1970, no. 52.1978] [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Jean-Philippe Mariaud DeSerres, Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Mele Gallery, Westport, Connecticut, ca. 2002, by exchange; Walters Art Museum, 2008, by purchase.
Exhibition Information
None known
Publication Information
Sharon E. Thompson, Tut: Jewelry Making in the Days of the Pharaoh (Interweave Press: Loveland, CO 2010), p. 25
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Informed judgement that works were outside of the country of modern discovery before 1970
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
At the time this was acquired, its was believed to be out of its country of modern discovery prior to 1970. However, the Walters no longer can verify this so research is ongoing.

35.332

Object Title
Chakrasamvara Embracing Vajravarahi
Measurements
H: 29 3/8 x W: 11 1/4 in. (74.6 x 28.6 cm); Framed H: 41 1/2 × W: 22 13/16 × D: 1 3/4 in. (105.41 × 57.94 × 4.45 cm)
Creation Date
15th century
Credit Line
Gift of John and Berthe Ford, 2022
Museum Contact
provenance@thewalters.org
Object URL
https://art.thewalters.org/detail/3769/chakrasamvara-embracing-vajravarahi/
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
The Walters Art Museum is in the process of determining definitions of antiquity
Provenance Information
Stuart Perrin, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; John and Berthe Ford, Baltimore, 1984, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2022, by gift.
Exhibition Information
Desire and Devotion: Art from India, Nepal, and Tibet in the John and Berthe Ford Collection (October 20, 2001-November 2, 2003) at the following venues: Walters Art Museum, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, The Albuquerque Museum, Birmingham Museum of Art, and
Hong Kong Museum of Art.
Publication Information
Pal, Pratapaditya. Desire and Devotion : Art From India, Nepal, and Tibet in the John and Berthe Ford Collection. Baltimore, MD: Walters Art Museum; London: Philip Wilson. 2001.
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
A Memorandum of Understanding between the Walters Art Museum and John and Berthe Ford about this promised gift was signed September 1997. It was brought onsite to the Walters as a long-term loan in 2001.

35.302

Object Title
Cosmic Mount Meru
Measurements
H: 45 1/2 x W: 27 3/4 in. (115.6 x 70.5 cm); Framed H: 47 3/4 × W: 29 5/8 × D: 1 1/2 in. (121.29 × 75.25 × 3.81 cm)
Creation Date
18th century
Credit Line
Gift of John and Berthe Ford, 2008
Museum Contact
provenance@thewalters.org
Object URL
https://art.thewalters.org/detail/19799/cosmic-mount-meru/
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
The Walters Art Museum is in the process of determining definitions of antiquity
Provenance Information
Jon Rüs, Atlanta, Georgia [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; John and Berthe Ford, Baltimore, 1978 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 2008, by gift.
Exhibition Information
Visions of the Cosmos. Museum Rietberg, Zürich (2014-2015); Pilgrimage and Buddhist Art. Asia Society, New York (2010); Desire and Devotion: Art from India, Nepal, and Tibet in the John and Berthe Ford Collection. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara; Albuquerque Museum, Albuquerque; Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham; Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong (2001-2003).
Publication Information
Proser, Adriana, ed. Pilgrimage and Buddhist Art. New York: Asia Society, 2010; Pal, Pratapaditya. Desire and Devotion : Art From India, Nepal, and Tibet in the John and Berthe Ford Collection. Baltimore, Md. : Walters Art Museum ; London : Philip Wilson. 2001; Kosmos: Weltentwurf im Verleich. Zurich: Museum Rietberg Zurich, 2014; Rhie and Thurman. Wisdom and Compassion: The Sacred Art of Tibet. Expanded ed. New York: Tibet House, 1996.
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
A Memorandum of Understanding between the Walters Art Museum and John and Berthe Ford about this promised gift was signed September 1997. It was brought onsite to the Walters as a long-term loan in 2001.

25.271

Object Title
Strut with Bhairava
Measurements
H: 28 1/2 x W: 18 x D: 7 in. (72.4 x 45.7 x 17.8 cm)
Creation Date
ca. 1700
Credit Line
Gift of John and Berthe Ford, 2021
Museum Contact
provenance@thewalters.org
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://art.thewalters.org/detail/19863/strut-with-bhairava/
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
The Walters Art Museum is in the process of determining definitions of antiquity
Provenance Information
Mark Shatin, Los Angeles [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; John and Berthe Ford, Baltimore, 1970, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2021, by gift.
Exhibition Information
"Beyond Bollywood: 2000 Years of Dance in Art, The Cincinnati Art Museum (November 11, 2022 – February 5, 2023) and the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco (March 31 – July 10, 2023).
2001-2003 Desire and Devotion: Art from India, Nepal, and Tibet in the John and Berthe Ford Collection. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara; Albuquerque Museum, Albuquerque; Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham; Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong."
Publication Information
"McGill, Forrest, ed., Beyond Bollywood: 2000 Years of Dance in Art, 2022. cat.?. Desire and Devotion Art From India, Nepal, and Tibet in the John and Berthe Ford Collection
Author: Pratapaditya Pal
Publisher: The Walters Art Museum
Publisher: Philip Wilson Publishers Ltd.
Baltimore, 2001, Cat. 122"
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
A Memorandum of Understanding between the Walters Art Museum and John and Berthe Ford about this promised gift was signed September 1997. It was brought onsite to the Walters as a long-term loan in 2001.

23.281

Object Title
Standing Partially Draped Woman
Measurements
H: 9 1/2 x W: 3 7/16 in. (24.2 x 8.8 cm)
Creation Date
ca. 4th-2nd century BCE
Credit Line
Gift in memory of Frances Haley Blomquist, 2008
Museum Contact
provenance@thewalters.org
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://art.thewalters.org/detail/76526
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
The Walters Art Museum is in the process of determining definitions of antiquity
Provenance Information
Frances Haley Blomquist, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Jenny Blomquist, Annapolis, Maryland, 2001, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 2008, by gift.
Exhibition Information
None known
Publication Information
None known
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
This object was brought onsite to the Walters as part of a long-term loan in 2007

22.475

Object Title
Funerary Relief of a Priest
Measurements
H: 9 7/16 × W: 4 5/16 × D: 5 1/8 in. (24 × 11 × 13 cm)
Creation Date
2nd century CE
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Arthur Houghton, 2008
Museum Contact
provenance@thewalters.org
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://art.thewalters.org/detail/76362
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
The Walters Art Museum is in the process of determining definitions of antiquity
Provenance Information
Arthur Houghton, Cockeysville, Maryland, by 1965, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2008, by gift.
Exhibition Information
None known
Publication Information
None known
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
This object was brought onsite to the Walters as part of a long-term loan in 2007
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