2018-87

Object Title
Stirrup-spout vessel in the form of a jaguar
Measurements
h. 18.0 cm, w. 19.5 cm, d. 13.8 cm. (7 1/16 x 7 11/16 x 5 7/16 in.)
Creation Date
A.D. 50–100
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Fowler McCormick, Class of 1921, Fund
Museum Contact
Bryan Just
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://artmuseum.princeton.edu/collections/objects/22562
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
1532
Provenance Information
1968-2018, private New York collection (object #122)
Exhibition Information
Long-term loan to PUAM (L.1990.34.6)
Publication Information
None
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
Based on the results of provenance research, the Princeton University Art Museum can make an informed judgment that the object was outside its probable country of modern discovery before 1970. The collector maintained a sequential inventory of their collection with the year of each acquisition specified. The accuracy of the list is corroborated by a number of works in the inventory that were either published in other collections prior to the collector’s acquisition date or published or exhibited shortly after the acquisition, in each instance with the appropriate ownership history indicated. According to the inventory, the collector acquired this work in the 1968.

2018-10

Object Title
Dish with annular base
Measurements
h. 8.2 × diam. 20.4 cm (3 1/4 × 8 1/16 in.)
Creation Date
A.D. 600–900
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Gillett G. Griffin Art of the Ancient Americas Fund
Museum Contact
Bryan Just
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://artmuseum.princeton.edu/collections/objects/133368
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
1532
Provenance Information
By 20 May 1970, Alan C. Lapiner, New York; 20 May 1970-2018, private New York collection (object #152)
Exhibition Information
None
Publication Information
None
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
Based on the results of provenance research, the Princeton University Art Museum can make an informed judgment that the object was outside its probable country of modern discovery before 14 November 1970. The collector maintained a sequential inventory of their collection with the year of each acquisition specified. The accuracy of the list is demonstrated by a number of works in the inventory that were either published in other collections prior to the collector’s acquisition date or published or exhibited shortly after the acquisition, in each instance with the appropriate ownership history documented. According to the inventory, the collector acquired this work on 20 May 1970 from Alan C. Lapiner, a New York art dealer.

2018-86

Object Title
Bridge-spout vessel in the form of a bicephalic creature
Measurements
h. 8.5 cm, w. 15.5 cm, d. 9.7 cm. (3 3/8 x 6 1/8 x 3 13/16 in.)
Creation Date
ca. 400–200 B.C.
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Peter Jay Sharp, Class of 1952, Fund
Museum Contact
Bryan Just
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://artmuseum.princeton.edu/collections/objects/22494
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
1532
Provenance Information
By 20 May 1970, Alan C. Lapiner, New York; 20 May 1970-2018, private New York collection (object #149)
Exhibition Information
Long-term loan, PUAM (L.1990.34.3)
Publication Information
None
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
Based on the results of provenance research, the Princeton University Art Museum can make an informed judgment that the object was outside its probable country of modern discovery before 14 November 1970. The collector maintained a sequential inventory of their collection with the year of each acquisition specified. The accuracy of the list is demonstrated by a number of works in the inventory that were either published in other collections prior to the collector’s acquisition date or published or exhibited shortly after the acquisition, in each instance with the appropriate ownership history documented. According to the inventory, the collector acquired this work on 20 May 1970 from Alan C. Lapiner, a New York art dealer.

2018-85

Object Title
Feline bridge-spout vessel
Measurements
h. 13.5 cm, w. 7.5 cm, d. 16.5 cm (5 5/16 x 2 15/16 x 6 1/2 in.)
Creation Date
400–200 B.C.
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Peter Jay Sharp, Class of 1952, Fund
Museum Contact
Bryan Just
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://artmuseum.princeton.edu/collections/objects/22540
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
1532
Provenance Information
By 20 May 1970, Alan C. Lapiner, New York; 20 May 1970-2018, private New York collection (object #149)
Exhibition Information
Long-term loan, PUAM (L.1990.34.4)
Publication Information
None
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
Based on the results of provenance research, the Princeton University Art Museum can make an informed judgment that the object was outside its probable country of modern discovery before 14 November 1970. The collector maintained a sequential inventory of their collection with the year of each acquisition specified. The accuracy of the list is demonstrated by a number of works in the inventory that were either published in other collections prior to the collector’s acquisition date or published or exhibited shortly after the acquisition, in each instance with the appropriate ownership history documented. According to the inventory, the collector acquired this work on 20 May 1970 from Alan C. Lapiner, a New York art dealer.

2018-84

Object Title
Vessel in the form of a warrior and llama
Measurements
h. 18.0 cm., w. 11.4 cm., d. 12.0 cm.
Creation Date
A.D. 300-700
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Fowler McCormick, Class of 1921, Fund
Museum Contact
Bryan Just
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://artmuseum.princeton.edu/collections/objects/22573
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
1532
Provenance Information
By 1965, Alan C. Lapiner, New York; 1965-2018, private New York collection (object #55)
Exhibition Information
Long-term loan, PUAM (L.1990.34.7)
Publication Information
Lapiner, Alan. 1976. Pre-Columbian Art of South America. Harry N. Abrams, Inc., New York. Illus., fig. 439.
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
Based on the results of provenance research, the Princeton University Art Museum can make an informed judgment that the object was outside its probable country of modern discovery before 1970. The collector maintained a sequential inventory of their collection with the year of each acquisition specified. The accuracy of the list is corroborated by a number of works in the inventory that were either published in other collections prior to the collector’s acquisition date or published or exhibited shortly after the acquisition, in each instance with the appropriate ownership history indicated. According to the inventory, the collector acquired this work in 1965.

2018-14

Object Title
Mantle fragment with deity heads
Measurements
26 × 28 cm (10 1/4 × 11 in.)
Creation Date
A.D. 500–800
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Fowler McCormick, Class of 1921, Fund
Museum Contact
Bryan Just
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://artmuseum.princeton.edu/collections/objects/133372
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
1532
Provenance Information
By 1965, Alan C. Lapiner, New York; 1965-2018, private New York collection (object #5)
Exhibition Information
none
Publication Information
none
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
Based on the results of provenance research, the Princeton University Art Museum can make an informed judgment that the object was outside its probable country of modern discovery before 14 November 1970. The collector maintained a sequential inventory of their collection with the year of each acquisition specified. The accuracy of the list is demonstrated by a number of works in the inventory that were either published in other collections prior to the collector’s acquisition date or published or exhibited shortly after the acquisition, in each instance with the appropriate ownership history documented. According to the inventory, the collector acquired this work in 1965 from Alan C. Lapiner, a New York art dealer.

2018-13

Object Title
False face from a mummy with head-wrap
Measurements
h. 57 cm (22 7/16 in.)
Creation Date
A.D. 1100–1400
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Fowler McCormick, Class of 1921, Fund
Museum Contact
Bryan Just
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://artmuseum.princeton.edu/collections/objects/133371
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
1532
Provenance Information
By 20 May 1970, Alan C. Lapiner, New York; 20 May 1970-2018, private New York collection (object #157)
Exhibition Information
none
Publication Information
none
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
Based on the results of provenance research, the Princeton University Art Museum can make an informed judgment that the object was outside its probable country of modern discovery before 14 November 1970. The collector maintained a sequential inventory of their collection with the year of each acquisition specified. The accuracy of the list is demonstrated by a number of works in the inventory that were either published in other collections prior to the collector’s acquisition date or published or exhibited shortly after the acquisition, in each instance with the appropriate ownership history documented. According to the inventory, the collector acquired this work on 20 May 1970 from Alan C. Lapiner, a New York art dealer.

2018-12

Object Title
Incised and painted bottle gourd
Measurements
approx. h. 10.2 cm (4 in.)
Creation Date
A.D. 80–260
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Gillett G. Griffin Art of the Ancient Americas Fund
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://artmuseum.princeton.edu/collections/objects/133370
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
1532
Provenance Information
By 1965, Alan C. Lapiner, New York; 1965-2018, private New York collection (collector object #3)
Exhibition Information
none
Publication Information
none
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
Based on the results of provenance research, the Princeton University Art Museum can make an informed judgment that the object was outside its probable country of modern discovery before 14 November 1970. The collector maintained a sequential inventory of their collection with the year of each acquisition specified. The accuracy of the list is corroborated by a number of works in the inventory that were either published in other collections prior to the collector’s acquisition date or published or exhibited shortly after the acquisition, in each instance with the appropriate ownership history indicated. According to the inventory, the collector acquired this work in the second half of 1965 from Alan C. Lapiner, a New York art dealer.

2018-9

Object Title
Vessel in the form of a seated figure holding a cup ('China')
Measurements
approx. h. 76.2 cm (30 in.)
Creation Date
A.D. 1100-1400
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Peter Jay Sharp, Class of 1952, Fund
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://artmuseum.princeton.edu/collections/objects/133367
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
1532
Provenance Information
By 1967, Alan C. Lapiner, New York; 1967-2018, private New York collection (collector object #92)
Exhibition Information
none
Publication Information
none
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
Based on the results of provenance research, the Princeton University Art Museum can make an informed judgment that the object was outside its probable country of modern discovery before 1970. The collector maintained a sequential inventory of their collection with the year of each acquisition specified. The accuracy of the list is corroborated by a number of works in the inventory that were either published in other collections prior to the collector’s acquisition date or published or exhibited shortly after the acquisition, in each instance with the appropriate ownership history indicated. According to the inventory, the collector acquired this work in the second half of 1967.

2018-8

Object Title
Cylinder stamp with supernatural figure
Measurements
h. 6.6 × diam. 5 cm (2 5/8 × 1 15/16 in.)
Creation Date
1000-500 B.C.
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Fowler McCormick, Class of 1921, Fund
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://artmuseum.princeton.edu/collections/objects/133366
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
1532
Provenance Information
1967 (July or later)-2018, private New York collection (collector object #80)
Exhibition Information
none
Publication Information
none
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
Based on the results of provenance research, the Princeton University Art Museum can make an informed judgment that the object was outside its probable country of modern discovery before 1970. The collector maintained a sequential inventory of their collection with the year of each acquisition specified. The accuracy of the list is corroborated by a number of works in the inventory that were either published in other collections prior to the collector’s acquisition date or published or exhibited shortly after the acquisition, in each instance with the appropriate ownership history indicated. According to the inventory, the collector acquired this work in the second half of 1967.
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