29.9

Object Title
Dumbbell-shaped Sculpture
Measurements
4 3/4 x 8 in. (12.1 x 20.3 cm)
Creation Date
AD 400-800
Credit Line
Private Collection, New York
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=78407
Provenance Information
Merrin Gallery, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Private collection, January 1994 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 2008, by gift.
Exhibition Information
No known exhibitions.
Publication Information
No known publications.
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
Communications between the Walters Art Museum and the donor of this gift began in November 2005.

29.7

Object Title
Bloodletter with Standing Human Figure on Handle
Measurements
6 1/4 x 5/8 in. (15.9 x 1.6 cm)
Creation Date
1200-900 BC
Credit Line
Private Collection, New York
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=78398
Provenance Information
Andre Emmerich Gallery, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Merrin Gallery, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Private collection, March 1989 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 2008, by gift.
Exhibition Information
No known exhibitions.
Publication Information
No known publications.
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
Communications between the Walters Art Museum and the donor of this gift began in November 2005.

29.6

Object Title
Face Plaque
Measurements
6 7/16 x 4 1/16 x 5 7/8 in. (16.3 x 10.3 x 15 cm)
Creation Date
AD 250-600
Credit Line
Gift of the Austen-Stokes Ancient Americas Foundation, 2008
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=38218
Provenance Information
Museo Nacional de México [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Austen-Stokes Ancient Americas Foundation [John Stokes as agent]; Walters Art Museum, 2008, by gift.
Exhibition Information
Art of the Ancient Americas. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. 2002-2010.
Publication Information
Batres, Leopoldo. Antigvedades Mejicanas Falsificadas; Falsificacion Y Falsificadores. Mexico: Imprenta De Fidencio S. Soria, 1910.
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 Letter of Agreement dated October 2000 between John Stokes and the Walters Art Museum established the terms of the long-term loan of a number of objects including this object, which was given in 2008.

25.264

Object Title
Doorjamb with Bodhisattvas
Measurements
H: 36 x W: 7 1/2 x D: 2 1/2 in. (91.4 x 19.1 x 6.4 cm)
Creation Date
ca. 1100
Credit Line
Gift of John and Berthe Ford, 2010
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=2670
Provenance Information
Arnold Lieberman, New York, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; John Eskanazi, London, [date of acquisition unknown] by purchase; John and Berthe Ford, Baltimore, October 3, 1997, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2010, by gift.
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. 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.
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.

25.262

Object Title
Head of a Jina
Measurements
H: 8 1/2 in. (21.59 cm)
Creation Date
10th-11th century
Credit Line
Gift of John and Berthe Ford, 2009
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=78472
Provenance Information
John and Berthe Ford [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 2009, by gift.
Exhibition Information
No known exhibitions.
Publication Information
No known publications.
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 gift was signed September 1997.

25.261

Object Title
Head of Bhairava
Measurements
H: 8 3/4 x W: 6 x D: 6 in. (22.2 x 15.2 x 15.2 cm)
Creation Date
11th century
Credit Line
Gift of John and Berthe Ford, 2009
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=12541
Provenance Information
John and Berthe Ford, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 2009, by gift.
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; The Albuquerque Museum of Art & History; Birmingham Museum of Art; Hong Kong Museum of Art, 2001-2004.
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 gift was signed September 1997.

25.257

Object Title
Buddha at the Mahabodhi Temple
Measurements
6 3/4 x 4 1/2 in. (17.15 x 11.43 cm)
Creation Date
11th century
Credit Line
Gift of the Estate of Henry Ginsburg, 2008
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=77469
Provenance Information
Estate of Henry D. Ginsburg [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 2008, by gift.
Exhibition Information
No known exhibitions.
Publication Information
No known publications.
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.

23.281

Object Title
Standing Partially Draped Woman
Measurements
9 1/2 x 3 7/16 in. (24.2 x 8.8 cm)
Creation Date
ca. 4th-2nd century BC
Credit Line
Gift in memory of Frances Haley Blomquist, 2008
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=76526
Provenance Information
Estate of Frances Haley Blomquist; Jenny Blomquist, Annapolis, Maryland, March 2001, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 2008, by gift.
Exhibition Information
No known exhibitions.
Publication Information
No known publications.
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 on deposit at the Walters beginning in October 2007 with the clear donor intent of giving it to the museum.

25.260

Object Title
Vamana
Measurements
17 x 13 x 4 in. (43.2 x 33 x 10.2 cm)
Creation Date
10th century
Credit Line
Gift of John and Berthe Ford, 2008
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=19102
Provenance Information
Jaipaul Gallery, Philadelphia [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; John and Berthe Ford, Baltimore, June 13, 1976, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2008, by gift.
Exhibition Information
No known exhibitions.
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 gift was signed September 1997.
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