48.2787

Object Title
Polychrome Seated Old Female Figure with Bowl
Measurements
9 5/8 x 5 3/4 x 7 in. (24.4 x 14.6 x 17.8 cm)
Creation Date
300 BC-AD 300
Credit Line
Private Collection, New York, 2008
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=78410
Provenance Information
Private European collection [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Sale, Sotheby's, New York, May 19, 1992, lot 124; Merrin Gallery, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Private collection, June 1992 [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.

48.2786

Object Title
Face Mask
Measurements
H: 8 5/16 x W: 5 7/8 x D: 2 3/4 in. (21.1 x 14.9 x 7 cm)
Creation Date
300 BC-AD 300
Credit Line
Private Collection, New York
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=78395
Provenance Information
Bettina Schwimmer, Chicago [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; James Economos, Santa Fe [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Private collection, September 1991 [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.

48.2785

Object Title
Bowl with Carved Design
Measurements
H: 2 1/8 x W: 4 3/8 in. (5.4 x 11.1 cm)
Creation Date
1200-900 BC
Credit Line
Private Collection, New York
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=78394
Provenance Information
Constance Kamens, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; James Economos, Santa Fe [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.

29.9

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.

2008.637

Object Title
Seated figure
Measurements
H. 5 7/8 x W.3 ¼ x D. 3 3/8 in. (14.9 x 8.3 x 8.6 cm)
Creation Date
12th-9th century B.C.
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Diker, 2008
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://www.metmuseum.org/works_of_art/collection_database/all/seated_figure/objectview.aspx?collID=5&OID=50014739
Provenance Information
Edward H. Merrin Gallery, New York, before 1972; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Diker, New York, 1972-2008.
Exhibition Information
None.
Publication Information
Berjonneau, Gerald, Emile Deletaille and Jean-Louis Sonnery, Rediscovered Masterpieces of Mesoamerica: Mexico-Guatemala-Honduras, Editions Arts, 135, Boulogne, France, 1985, page 56, fig. 55.
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
This work has provenance established to at least 1972. It was published in 1985. The Metropolitan Museum of Art owns only one smaller three-dimensional ceramic figure of a comparable type.
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