Provenance Information

By 2012, Anonymous Donor, New York; [1] Gift to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA), Richmond, Virginia, September 19, 2012. [2]

[1] Per the donor, the objects were purchased from a variety of dealers in the years 1983-1989. The donor reports that they were purchasing from the following dealers within this time frame, although this cannot be further verified: Jack Ogden, London; Ariadne Galleries, New York; Mele Galleries, New York; Harmer-Rooke Galleries, New York; Pyramide Galleries, Paris.

[2] Information in VMFA Curatorial and Registration files.

Exhibition Information

No information is currently available.

Publication Information

No information is currently available.

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

The donor of this object acquired a number of works of ancient jewelry and other small objects on the art market between ca. 1983 and ca. 1989. VMFA decided to make an exception to the AAMD guidelines in order to bring these objects into a free, publicly accessible, educational institution, where they could be studied, displayed and publicized. The works represent a broad sampling of gems, encompassing a representative collection of intaglios spanning the chronology and cultures of the Mediterranean. The donor of this object had made donations to the VMFA since 1982.

Provenance Information

By 2012, Anonymous Donor, New York; [1] Gift to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA), Richmond, Virginia, September 19, 2012. [2]

[1] Per the donor, the objects were purchased from a variety of dealers in the years 1983-1989. The donor reports that they were purchasing from the following dealers within this time frame, although this cannot be further verified: Jack Ogden, London; Ariadne Galleries, New York; Mele Galleries, New York; Harmer-Rooke Galleries, New York; Pyramide Galleries, Paris.

[2] Information in VMFA Curatorial and Registration files.

Exhibition Information

No information is currently available.

Publication Information

No information is currently available.

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

The donor of this object acquired a number of works of ancient jewelry and other small objects on the art market between ca. 1983 and ca. 1989. VMFA decided to make an exception to the AAMD guidelines in order to bring these objects into a free, publicly accessible, educational institution, where they could be studied, displayed and publicized. The works represent a broad sampling of gems, encompassing a representative collection of intaglios spanning the chronology and cultures of the Mediterranean. The donor of this object had made donations to the VMFA since 1982.

Provenance Information

By 2012 Anonymous Donor, New York; [1] Gift to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA), Richmond, Virginia, September 19, 2012. [2]

[1] Per the donor, the objects were purchased from a variety of dealers in the years 1983-1989. The donor reports that they were purchasing from the following dealers within this time frame, although this cannot be further verified: Jack Ogden, London; Ariadne Galleries, New York; Mele Galleries, New York; Harmer-Rooke Galleries, New York; Pyramide Galleries, Paris.

[2] Information in VMFA Curatorial and Registration files.

Exhibition Information

No information is currently available.

Publication Information

No information is currently available.

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

The donor of this object acquired a number of works of ancient jewelry and other small objects on the art market between ca. 1983 and ca. 1989. VMFA decided to make an exception to the AAMD guidelines in order to bring these objects into a free, publicly accessible, educational institution, where they could be studied, displayed and publicized. The works represent a broad sampling of gems, encompassing a representative collection of intaglios spanning the chronology and cultures of the Mediterranean. The donor of this object had made donations to the VMFA since 1982.

Provenance Information

Ex coll. Charles Gillet (1879-1972), France and Switzerland. Thence by descent to Marion Schuster (Marion Helene von Goldschmidt-Rothschild) (1902-1982), Lausanne, Switzerland. Thence by descent to Mathilde Goldschmidt-Rothschild (1927-1993), Lausanne, Switzerland. Ex coll. Jerome Eisenberg (1930-2022) [Royal-Athena Galleries], New York, New York, acquired from Philips, London, England, 1989. Purchased by MCCM from Royal-Athena.

Exhibition Information

MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2013 - June 19, 2014;
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, July 2014 - Present

Publication Information

To our knowledge, this object has never been published.

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 of acquisition, the provenance seemed plausible. Further information has come to light to make us doubt the provenance. Research is ongoing.

Provenance Information

Ex coll. Curtis Brown. Purchased by MCCM from Sue McGovern-Huffman [Sands of Time Antiquities], Washington DC.

Exhibition Information

To our knowledge, this object has never been exhibited.

Publication Information

To our knowledge, this object has never been published.

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

Acquired by museum in 2006.

Provenance Information

Ex coll. Curtis Brown. Purchased by MCCM from Sue McGovern-Huffman [Sands of Time Antiquities], Washington DC.

Exhibition Information

To our knowledge, this object has never been exhibited.

Publication Information

To our knowledge, this object has never been published.

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

Acquired by the museum in 2006.

Provenance Information

Said to be part of the "Keros Hoard". Ex coll. Hans (1900-1967) and Marie-Louise (1912-1997) Erlenmeyer, Basel, Switzerland, said to have been acquired from Nicolas Koutoulakis (1910-1996), Geneva, Switzerland, prior to 1968. With Sotheby's London, 9 July 1990, lot 118. Purchased by MCCM from Jerome Eisenberg (1930-2022) [Royal-Athena Galleries], New York, New York.

Exhibition Information

MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2004 - June 19, 2014
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, July 2014 - Present

Publication Information

Jurgen Thimme, Art and Culture of the Cyclades: Handbook of an Ancient Civilization (Karlsruhe: Muller, 1977), 85, figure 71.
Pat Getz-Preziosi, "The "Keros Hoard": Introduction to an Early Cycladic Enigma," in Antidoron: Festschrift fur Jurgen Thimme zum 65. Geburtstag am 26. September 1982, ed. Dieter Metzler, et al. (Karlsruhe: C.F. Muller, 1983), 37, 40, figure 4.
Sotheby's London, Antiquities from the Erlenmeyer Collection (9 July 1990), 84, lot 118.
Lila I Marangou, The Nicholas P. Goulandris Foundation: Activities Report 1991-1999 (Athens: Nicholas P. Goulandris Foundation, Museum of Cycladic Art, 2001), 19, figure 11.
MCCM Newsletter, March - May 2003.
Peggy Sotirakopoulou, The "Keros Hoard": Myth or Reality?: Searching for the Lost Pieces of a Puzzle (Los Angeles: Getty, 2006), 118, number 51.

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

Hans Erlenmeyer died in 1967, and published reports suggest the object was in the Erlenmeyer collection prior to his death.

Provenance Information

Said to be part of the "Keros Hoard". Ex coll. Hans (1900-1967) and Marie-Louise (1912-1997) Erlenmeyer, Basel, Switzerland, said to have been acquired from Nicolas Koutoulakis (1910-1996), Geneva, Switzerland, prior to 1968. With Sotheby's London, 9 July 1990, lot 118. Purchased by MCCM from Jerome Eisenberg (1930-2022) [Royal-Athena Galleries], New York, New York.

Exhibition Information

MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2004 - June 19, 2014
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, July 2014 - Present

Publication Information

Jurgen Thimme, Art and Culture of the Cyclades: Handbook of an Ancient Civilization (Karlsruhe: Muller, 1977), 85, figure 71.
Pat Getz-Preziosi, "The "Keros Hoard": Introduction to an Early Cycladic Enigma," in Antidoron: Festschrift fur Jurgen Thimme zum 65. Geburtstag am 26. September 1982, ed. Dieter Metzler, et al. (Karlsruhe: C.F. Muller, 1983), 37, 40, figure 4.
Sotheby's London, Antiquities from the Erlenmeyer Collection (9 July 1990), 84, lot 118.
Lila I Marangou, The Nicholas P. Goulandris Foundation: Activities Report 1991-1999 (Athens: Nicholas P. Goulandris Foundation, Museum of Cycladic Art, 2001), 19, figure 11.
MCCM Newsletter, March - May 2003.
Peggy Sotirakopoulou, The "Keros Hoard": Myth or Reality?: Searching for the Lost Pieces of a Puzzle (Los Angeles: Getty, 2006), 119, number 54.

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

Hans Erlenmeyer died in 1967, and published reports suggest the object was in the Erlenmeyer collection prior to his death.

Provenance Information

Said to be part of the "Keros Hoard". Ex coll. Hans (1900-1967) and Marie-Louise (1912-1997) Erlenmeyer, Basel, Switzerland, said to have been acquired from Nicolas Koutoulakis (1910-1996), Geneva, Switzerland, prior to 1968. With Sotheby's London, 9 July 1990, lot 118. Purchased by MCCM from Jerome Eisenberg (1930-2022) [Royal-Athena Galleries], New York, New York.

Exhibition Information

MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2004 - June 19, 2014
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, July 2014 - Present

Publication Information

Jurgen Thimme, Art and Culture of the Cyclades: Handbook of an Ancient Civilization (Karlsruhe: Muller, 1977), 85, figure 71.
Pat Getz-Preziosi, "The "Keros Hoard": Introduction to an Early Cycladic Enigma," in Antidoron: Festschrift fur Jurgen Thimme zum 65. Geburtstag am 26. September 1982, ed. Dieter Metzler, et al. (Karlsruhe: C.F. Muller, 1983), 37, 40, figure 4.
Sotheby's London, Antiquities from the Erlenmeyer Collection (9 July 1990), 84, lot 118.
Lila I Marangou, The Nicholas P. Goulandris Foundation: Activities Report 1991-1999 (Athens: Nicholas P. Goulandris Foundation, Museum of Cycladic Art, 2001), 19, figure 11.
MCCM Newsletter, March - May 2003.
Peggy Sotirakopoulou, The "Keros Hoard": Myth or Reality?: Searching for the Lost Pieces of a Puzzle (Los Angeles: Getty, 2006), 119, number 53.

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

Hans Erlenmeyer died in 1967 and published reports suggest the object was in the Erlenmeyer collection before his death.

Provenance Information

With Michael Ward [Ward & Company, Works of Art, Inc.], New York, New York, from at least August 1997.

Exhibition Information

MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, 2000 - May 2004
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2004 - May 30, 2014
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, July 2014 - Present

Publication Information

MCCM Newsletter, March - May 2000.
MCCM Newsletter, March - May 2002.

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

Object was gifted to museum in 2001.