Provenance Information

[Attilio Simonetti, Rome, until d. 1925; by descent to his son Ugo]; [Ugo Simonetti, Rome; Collezioni Simonetti: Quadri, mobili e oggeti d’arte sale, Casa di vendite G. G. Tavazzi, Rome, April 25–May 6, 1932, nos. 414 (helmet) and 415 (belt); bought-in at the sale]; Franca Simonetti Eckhouse, daughter of Ugo Simonetti, Rome, New York City, then Portland, Ore. (by no later than 1960, the year of her father’s death, until 2001, when sold); [Philippe Missillier, Lyon and Paris, until 2013; sold to De Primi Fine Arts]; [De Primi Fine Arts, Lugano, 2013; sold to CL Investments]; [CL Investments Ltd., 2013–22; sold to MMA].

Exhibition Information

London. Ariadne Galleries, Inc. "Art and Adornment: Treasures of Combat," June 30–July 8, 2016.

Publication Information

G. Tavazzi. Collezioni Simonetti. Rome: G. Tavazzi, April 25–May 6, 1932. p. 61, nos. 414–15, pl. 81.

Ariadne Galleries, Inc. Art and Adornment: Treasures of Combat. New York: Ariadne Galleries, Inc., 2016. pp. 72–75, no. 19, ill.

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

Franca Simonetti Eckhouse (1920–2007), who owned and sold the helmet and belt in 2001, was the daughter of Ugo Simonetti (1871–1960) and granddaughter of Attilio Simonetti (1842–1925), who successively owned the helmet and belt. Married to an American, she emigrated to New York City in 1948 and later lived in Portland, Oregon. When the Helmet and Belt left Italy is unknown, but given that their owner as of 1960 was in New York, the Metropolitan Museum has a good faith belief they were outside of Italy before 1970.

Provenance Information

Ex coll. Elie Borowski (1913-2003), Basel, Switzerland, from at least 1984. Purchased by MCCM from Christie's New York, Sale 9448, June 12, 2000, lot 126.

Exhibition Information

Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada, December 18, 1984 - June 30, 1985
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, 2000 - May 2004
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2004 - September 15, 2014
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, March 23, 2015 - Present

Publication Information

Neda Leipen, et al., Glimpses of Excellence: A Selection of Greek Vases and Bronzes from the Elie Borowski Collection (Toronto: Royal Ontario Museum, 1984), 25-26, number 19.
Christie's New York, Ancient Greek Vases (June 12, 2000), lot 126.
MCCM Newsletter, September - November 2000.
Philipp Baas, "Zu den Vasenbildern aus Centuripe," Jahreshefte des Osterreichischen Archaologischen Institutes in Wien 85 (2016): 91, figures 3-5.
Mary R. Lefkowitz and Maureen B. Fant, Women's Life in Greece and Rome: A Source Book in Translation, 4th Edition (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2016), 185, Figure 21.

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

Purchased by museum in 2000.

Provenance Information

With Frieda Tchacos [Galerie Nefer], Zurich, Switzerland, by 1983. With Sotheby's London, July 7-8, 1994, lot 353. Purchased by MCCM from Riyahi Gallery, London, England.

Exhibition Information

MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, 2000 - May 2004
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2004 - Present

Publication Information

A.D. Trendall and Alexander Cambitoglou, First Supplement to the Red-Figured Vases of Apulia (London: University of London, Institute of Classical Studies, 1983), 147, 151 number 21a.
Galerie Nefer, Nefer 3 (1985), number 10.
Lexicon Iconographicum Mythologiae Classicae IV (Zurich: Artemis, 1990), 551, Helene number 361.
A.D. Trendall and Alexander Cambitoglou, Second Supplement to the Red-Figured Vases of Apulia (London: University of London, Institute of Classical Studies, 1992), 147.
Sotheby's London, Antiquities (July 7, 1994), 82-83, lot 353.
MCCM Newsletter, March - May 2000.

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

Purchased by museum in 1999.

Provenance Information

Gifted to the Tampa Museum of Art in Dec. 2021. The object was reportedly acquired in Israel in the 1990s by Ms. Lili Kaufmann but attempts to trace provenance prior to sale have been unsuccessful.

Exhibition Information

n/a

Publication Information

n/a

Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970

Cumulative facts and circumstances

Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above

Ms. Lili Kaufmann purchased several other Roman glass objects, in Israel between 1988 and 2000, from a small selection of galleries, including Louvre gallery and Barakat and Sons gallery in Jerusalem and Denny Pinkus Antiquarium in Tel Aviv-Jaffa. It’s highly likely that this object was acquired from one of those galleries, in the 1990s.

The exact date of the purchase is unknown, and attempts to determine the exact date or the gallery where it was acquired were unsuccessful.

The Kaufmann pieces (seven total) add significantly to the Museum’s small collection of ca. 20 ancient glassware. Four of the types are not currently in the Antiquities Collection. The acquisition of seven Roman glass objects signals the widening interest of the Museum’s collecting area beyond ancient Greek vases and Roman sculpture. This acquisition may encourage the further growth of the Museum’s Antiquities holdings.

Provenance Information

[Until 1980, with Nicolas Koutoulakis, Geneva]; 1980, acquired by Nanette B. Kelekian, possible gift of N. Koutoulakis; 1980-2020, 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.

Provenance Information

[Until 1979, with Nicolas Koutoulakis, Geneva]; 1979, acquired by Nanette B. Kelekian, purchased from N. Koutoulakis; 1979-2020, 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.

Provenance Information

[Until 1980, with Nicolas Koutoulakis, Geneva]; 1980, acquired by Nanette B. Kelekian, gift from N. Koutoulakis; 1980-2020, 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.

Provenance Information

[With Simone de Monbrison, Paris]; [with Charles D. Kelekian, New York]; by 1977, 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.

Provenance Information

1975, acquired by Nanette B. Kelekian, purchased through Sotheby Parke-Bernet, New York; 1975-2020, collection of Nanette B. Kelekian, New York.

Exhibition Information

None

Publication Information

1975. Fine Antiquities and Islamic Works of Art. November 20-21, 1975. lot 609.

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.

Provenance Information

[Until 1978, with Galerie À La Reine Margot, Paris]; 1978, acquired by Nanette B. Kelekian, gift from À La Reine Margot; 1978-2020, collection of Nanette B. Kelekian.

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 tot he Museum prior to 2008.