2018.8.3

Object Title
Drachm with Shapur I
Measurements
D: 3/8 × Diam: 1 in. (1 × 2.5 cm)
Creation Date
240-272 CE
Credit Line
Bequest of Elisabeth Ettinghausen, 2018
Museum Contact
provenance@thewalters.org
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://art.thewalters.org/99796
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
The Walters Art Museum is in the process of determining definitions of antiquity
Provenance Information
Richard Ettinghausen [1906-1979], Princeton, 1950s-1960s, by purchase; Elizabeth Ettinghausen, Princeton, 1979, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 2018, by bequest.
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
Richard Ettinghausen traveled in the Middle East in the 1950s and 1960s. This combined with the method of wrapping these works in newspapers from the 1950s and 1960s substantiate that they were collected and in the US prior to 1970. Research is ongoing for further verification.

2018.8.2

Object Title
Tetradrachm of Ardaxsir (Arashir) I
Measurements
H: 1 9/16 × Diam: 15/16 in. (4 × 2.4 cm)
Creation Date
226-230 CE
Credit Line
Bequest of Elisabeth Ettinghausen, 2018
Museum Contact
provenance@thewalters.org
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Object URL
https://art.thewalters.org/detail/99795
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
The Walters Art Museum is in the process of determining definitions of antiquity
Provenance Information
Richard Ettinghausen [1906-1979], Princeton, 1950s-1960s, by purchase; Elizabeth Ettinghausen, Princeton, 1979, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 2018, by bequest.
Exhibition Information
None known
Publication Information
None known
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
Richard Ettinghausen traveled in the Middle East in the 1950s and 1960s. This combined with the method of wrapping these works in newspapers from the 1950s and 1960s substantiate that they were collected and in the US prior to 1970. Research is ongoing for further verification.

2018.8.1

Object Title
Drachm of Mithradates II
Measurements
D: 13/16 × Diam: 11/16 in. (2 × 1.8 cm)
Creation Date
late 2nd-early 1st century BCE
Credit Line
Bequest of Elisabeth Ettinghausen, 2018
Museum Contact
provenance@thewalters.org
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://art.thewalters.org/detail/99794
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
The Walters Art Museum is in the process of determining definitions of antiquity
Provenance Information
Richard Ettinghausen [1906-1979], Princeton, 1950s-1960s, by purchase; Elizabeth Ettinghausen, Princeton, 1979, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 2018, by bequest.
Exhibition Information
None known
Publication Information
None known
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
Richard Ettinghausen traveled in the Middle East in the 1950s and 1960s. This combined with the method of wrapping these works in newspapers from the 1950s and 1960s substantiate that they were collected and in the US prior to 1970. Research is ongoing for further verification.

2016.1.17

Object Title
Histamenon with Christ Standing (obverse), Theodora and Virgin Mary (reverse)
Measurements
7/8 × 7/8 in. (2.2 × 2.3 cm)
Creation Date
1055-1056
Credit Line
Gift of Pitt and Barbara Hyde; 100 Gifts for 100 Years, 1916-2016
Culture
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://emuseum.brooksmuseum.org/view/objects/asitem/19943/48/title-asc?t:state:flow=89f3e3f3-d50f-4b8a-a2d2-3d817728dbcd
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Antiquity: “The Ancient past, esp. the times preceding the Middle Ages”
Provenance Information
Estate of Dorothy Sturm, Memphis, Tennessee, 1988; Pitt and Barbara Hyde, Memphis, Tennessee, 2016
Exhibition Information
no known prior exhibitions
Publication Information
no known prior publications
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
Coins of the Byzantine Empire were issued in very large numbers and were widely circulated. In the past coinage of this type tended to be poorly illustrated in sales catalogues, thus making it difficult to trace the provenance of particular pieces. Although Dorothy Sturm began collecting in the 1960s or 70s, the Brooks has been unable to substantiate the precise date of acquisition of this and other coins in collection as they were acquired by the donor after her death in 1988. The coin greatly enhances the Brooks’ collection of Medieval and Byzantine Art.

2016.1.16

Object Title
Histamenon with Christ Seated (obverse), Virgin Crowns Romanus (reverse)
Measurements
7/8 × 7/8 in. (2.2 × 2.3 cm)
Creation Date
1028-1034
Credit Line
Gift of Pitt and Barbara Hyde; 100 Gifts for 100 Years, 1916-2016
Culture
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://emuseum.brooksmuseum.org/view/objects/asitem/19943/47/title-asc?t:state:flow=ff4b2f41-f8e6-4cc4-86a4-6e075245a64a
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Antiquity: “The Ancient past, esp. the times preceding the Middle Ages”
Provenance Information
Estate of Dorothy Sturm, Memphis, Tennessee, 1988; Pitt and Barbara Hyde, Memphis, Tennessee, 2016
Exhibition Information
no known prior exhibitions
Publication Information
no known prior publications
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
Coins of the Byzantine Empire were issued in very large numbers and were widely circulated. In the past coinage of this type tended to be poorly illustrated in sales catalogues, thus making it difficult to trace the provenance of particular pieces. Although Dorothy Sturm began collecting in the 1960s or 70s, the Brooks has been unable to substantiate the precise date of acquisition of this and other coins in collection as they were acquired by the donor after her death in 1988. The coin greatly enhances the Brooks’ collection of Medieval and Byzantine Art.

2016.1.15

Object Title
Histamenon with Christ (obverse), Constantine VIII (reverse)
Measurements
1 × 1 in. (2.5 × 2.5 cm)
Creation Date
1025-1028
Credit Line
Gift of Pitt and Barbara Hyde; 100 Gifts for 100 Years, 1916-2016
Culture
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://emuseum.brooksmuseum.org/view/objects/asitem/19943/46/title-asc?t:state:flow=cbf62d0b-afc9-4f4a-a8a7-8a7f8dcccf6f
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Antiquity: “The Ancient past, esp. the times preceding the Middle Ages”
Provenance Information
Estate of Dorothy Sturm, Memphis, Tennessee, 1988; Pitt and Barbara Hyde, Memphis, Tennessee, 2016
Exhibition Information
no known prior exhibitions
Publication Information
no known prior publications
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
Coins of the Byzantine Empire were issued in very large numbers and were widely circulated. In the past coinage of this type tended to be poorly illustrated in sales catalogues, thus making it difficult to trace the provenance of particular pieces. Although Dorothy Sturm began collecting in the 1960s or 70s, the Brooks has been unable to substantiate the precise date of acquisition of this and other coins in collection as they were acquired by the donor after her death in 1988. The coin greatly enhances the Brooks’ collection of Medieval and Byzantine Art.

2016.1.14

Object Title
Histamenon with Christ (obverse), Basil II and Constantine (reverse)
Measurements
15/16 × 1 in. (2.4 × 2.5 cm)
Creation Date
976-1025
Credit Line
Gift of Pitt and Barbara Hyde; 100 Gifts for 100 Years, 1916-2016
Culture
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://emuseum.brooksmuseum.org/view/objects/asitem/19943/45/title-asc?t:state:flow=e07f2941-db28-4514-8f73-ff26cf15bb2b
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Antiquity: “The Ancient past, esp. the times preceding the Middle Ages”
Provenance Information
Estate of Dorothy Sturm, Memphis, Tennessee, 1988; Pitt and Barbara Hyde, Memphis, Tennessee, 2016
Exhibition Information
no known prior exhibitions
Publication Information
no known prior publications
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
Coins of the Byzantine Empire were issued in very large numbers and were widely circulated. In the past coinage of this type tended to be poorly illustrated in sales catalogues, thus making it difficult to trace the provenance of particular pieces. Although Dorothy Sturm began collecting in the 1960s or 70s, the Brooks has been unable to substantiate the precise date of acquisition of this and other coins in collection as they were acquired by the donor after her death in 1988. The coin greatly enhances the Brooks’ collection of Medieval and Byzantine Art.

2016.1.13

Object Title
Tremissis with Emperor Maurice Tiberius (obverse), Cross Potent (reverse),
Measurements
5/8 × 5/8 in. (1.6 × 1.6 cm)
Creation Date
582-602
Credit Line
Gift of Pitt and Barbara Hyde; 100 Gifts for 100 Years, 1916-2016
Culture
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://emuseum.brooksmuseum.org/view/objects/asitem/19943/101/title-asc?t:state:flow=67f4d6a3-d437-4d67-a84b-71683713f023
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Antiquity: “The Ancient past, esp. the times preceding the Middle Ages”
Provenance Information
Estate of Dorothy Sturm, Memphis, Tennessee, 1988; Pitt and Barbara Hyde, Memphis, Tennessee, 2016
Exhibition Information
no known prior exhibitions
Publication Information
no known prior publications
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
Coins of the Byzantine Empire were issued in very large numbers and were widely circulated. In the past coinage of this type tended to be poorly illustrated in sales catalogues, thus making it difficult to trace the provenance of particular pieces. Although Dorothy Sturm began collecting in the 1960s or 70s, the Brooks has been unable to substantiate the precise date of acquisition of this and other coins in collection as they were acquired by the donor after her death in 1988. The coin greatly enhances the Brooks’ collection of Medieval and Byzantine Art.

2016.1.12

Object Title
Decadrachm with Persephone (obverse), Charioteer (reverse)
Measurements
9/16 × 11/16 in. (1.5 × 1.7 cm)
Creation Date
ca. 275-215 B.C.E.
Credit Line
Gift of Pitt and Barbara Hyde; 100 Gifts for 100 Years, 1916-2016
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://emuseum.brooksmuseum.org/view/objects/asitem/19943/25/title-asc?t:state:flow=000067ca-6139-4648-91e0-c03597ef4894
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Antiquity: “The Ancient past, esp. the times preceding the Middle Ages”
Provenance Information
Estate of Dorothy Sturm, Memphis, Tennessee, 1988; Pitt and Barbara Hyde, Memphis, Tennessee, 2016
Exhibition Information
no known prior exhibitions
Publication Information
no known prior publications
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
Although Dorothy Sturm began collecting in the 1960s or 70s, the Brooks has been unable to substantiate the precise date of acquisition of this and other coins in collection as they were acquired by the donor after her death in 1988. The coin greatly enhances the Brooks’ collection of Ancient art of the Mediterranean world.

2016.1.11

Object Title
Stater with Athena (obverse), Nike (reverse)
Measurements
11/16 × 11/16 in. (1.8 × 1.7 cm)
Creation Date
323-317 B.C.E.
Credit Line
Gift of Pitt and Barbara Hyde; 100 Gifts for 100 Years, 1916-2016
Culture
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://emuseum.brooksmuseum.org/view/objects/asitem/19943/87/title-asc?t:state:flow=d75fde57-43ce-4fd7-a0cd-c6c783ec14cb
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Antiquity: “The Ancient past, esp. the times preceding the Middle Ages”
Provenance Information
Estate of Dorothy Sturm, Memphis, Tennessee, 1988; Pitt and Barbara Hyde, Memphis, Tennessee, 2016
Exhibition Information
no known prior exhibitions
Publication Information
no known prior publications
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
Although Dorothy Sturm began collecting in the 1960s or 70s, the Brooks has been unable to substantiate the precise date of acquisition of this and other coins in collection as they were acquired by the donor after her death in 1988. The coin greatly enhances the Brooks’ collection of Ancient art of the Mediterranean world.
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