2018.8.6

Object Title
Schematic Figure
Measurements
H: 2 3/8 × W: 1/2 × D: 5/16 in. (6 × 1.3 × 0.8 cm)
Creation Date
247 BCE-224 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/detail/99802
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.

2018.8.3

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.

2012.250

Object Title
Stylized Animals and Flowers
Measurements
Overall, 9/16 x 43/64 in. (1.429 x 1.707 cm)
Creation Date
ca. 3rd-7th century AD
Credit Line
Gift of an Anonymous Donor
Museum Contact
provenance@vmfa.museum
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://vmfa.museum/piction/6027262-13589634/
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
before 500
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.

2012.245

Object Title
Gazelle
Measurements
Overall, 25/64 in. (0.922 cm)
Creation Date
ca. 3rd-7th century AD
Credit Line
Gift of an Anonymous Donor
Museum Contact
provenance@vmfa.museum
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://vmfa.museum/piction/6027262-13589264/
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
before 500
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.

2012.241

Object Title
Bust of a Ruler
Measurements
Overall, 31/64 x 13/32 in. (1.23 x 1.032 cm)
Creation Date
ca. 3rd-7th century AD
Credit Line
Gift of an Anonymous Donor
Museum Contact
provenance@vmfa.museum
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://vmfa.museum/piction/6027262-13589042/
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
before 500
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.

2012.238

Object Title
Two Stags
Measurements
Overall, 27/64 x 35/64 in. (1.072 x 1.389 cm)
Creation Date
ca. 3rd-7th century AD
Credit Line
Gift of an Anonymous Donor
Museum Contact
provenance@vmfa.museum
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://vmfa.museum/piction/6027262-13588820/
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
before 500
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.

2012.234

Object Title
Two standing figures facing each other with arms raised
Measurements
Overall, 35/64 in. (1.389 cm)
Creation Date
ca. 3rd-7th century AD
Credit Line
Gift of an Anonymous Donor
Museum Contact
provenance@vmfa.museum
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://vmfa.museum/piction/6027262-13588524/
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
before 500
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.

2012.224

Object Title
Lion
Measurements
Overall, 31/64 x 39/64 in. (1.24 x 1.548 cm)
Creation Date
ca. 5th-6th century AD
Credit Line
Gift of an Anonymous Donor
Museum Contact
provenance@vmfa.museum
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://vmfa.museum/piction/6027262-12998190/
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
before 500
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.
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