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.

2018.8.1

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.

2008.136.1-2

Object Title
Pair of Earrings
Measurements
1 1/16 inches high x 5/8 inch width, each
Creation Date
ca. 2nd century
Credit Line
Gift of an Anonymous Donor
Culture
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
VMFA\2008-136_1-2_or_v1.jpg
Provenance Information
By 1984: Jack Ogden, London; 1984-2008: Anonymous Donor, New York (Accession Date: November 20, 2008)




Exhibition Information
The works have been on display at VMFA since December of 2010 in the Museum’s Greek, Roman & Hellenistic Galleries.
Publication Information
No information 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
These works have a provenance established to 1984. The donor of these objects acquired a number of works of ancient jewelry on the art market between the late 1970s and ca. 1993. Most are common types for which there is no additional provenance information. 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.

2009.326.1-2

Object Title
Pair of Earrings
Measurements
1 inch length, each
Creation Date
ca. 2nd - 3rd century
Credit Line
Gift of an Anonymous Donor
Culture
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
VMFA\2009-326_1-2_v1.jpg
Provenance Information
Circa 1985: Harmer Rooke Galleries, New York; 1985-2009: Anonymous Donor, New York (Accession Date: September 17, 2009)
Exhibition Information
These works have been on display at VMFA since December of 2010 in the Museum’s Greek, Roman & Hellenistic Galleries.
Publication Information
No information 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
These works have a provenance established to circa 1985. The donor of these objects acquired a number of works of ancient jewelry on the art market between the late 1970s and ca. 1993. Most are common types for which there is no additional provenance information. 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.

2009.325.1-2

Object Title
Pair of Earrings
Measurements
¾ inch length, each
Creation Date
ca. 2nd - 3rd century
Credit Line
Gift of an Anonymous Donor
Culture
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
VMFA\2009-325_1-2_v1.jpg
Provenance Information
Circa 1985: Harmer Rooke Galleries, New York; 1985-2009: Anonymous Donor, New York (Accession Date: September 17, 2009)
Exhibition Information
These works have been on display at VMFA since December of 2010 in the Museum’s Greek, Roman & Hellenistic Galleries.
Publication Information
No information 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
These works have a provenance established to circa 1985. The donor of these objects acquired a number of works of ancient jewelry on the art market between the late 1970s and ca. 1993. Most are common types for which there is no additional provenance information. 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.
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