2019.18.5

Object Title
Oil bottle (lekythos) with lozenge pattern
Measurements
h. 12.8 cm; max. diam. 5.0 cm; rim diam. 2.9 cm; foot diam. 3.2 cm
Creation Date
early 5th century B.C>
Credit Line
San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of the Estate of Dr. Milton Jacobs
Museum Contact
Jessica Powers, PhD (jessica.powers@samuseum.org)
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://sanantonio.emuseum.com/objects/22585/oil-bottle-lekythos-with-lozenge-pattern?ctx=0d794626-1917-468b-9972-baa1897250cc&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
A.D. 800
Provenance Information
sold, Christie’s, London, Oct. 28, 1975, lot 215, to Charles Ede Gallery, London; sold, Charles Ede Gallery, to Dr. Milton Jacobs (1927-2018), San Antonio, 1977; gift of his estate to the San Antonio Museum of Art, 2019
Exhibition Information
n/a
Publication Information
Ede Gallery, General Catalogue 106 (Mar. 1977), no. 8; Christie’s, London, Oct. 28, 1975, lot 215
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 1975. The San Antonio Museum of Art’s collection has no vessels of this type, and the lekythos fills a gap in the collection of Greek ceramics.

2019.18.4

Object Title
Drinking cup (kantharos)
Measurements
h. (at handle) 10.9 cm; h. (at rim) 6.8 cm; w. (incl. handles) 17.8 cm; d. (rim diam.) 11.3 cm; foot diam. 6.2 cm
Creation Date
late 7th - early 6th century B.C.
Credit Line
San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of the Estate of Dr. Milton Jacobs
Museum Contact
Jessica Powers, PhD (jessica.powers@samuseum.org)
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://sanantonio.emuseum.com/objects/22584/drinking-cup-kantharos?ctx=b308a1f9-40a2-4322-8d12-6f0685d07618&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
A.D. 800
Provenance Information
by purchase, Charles Ede Gallery, London, 1971; by purchase (probably from Charles Ede Gallery), Dr. Milton Jacobs (1927-2018), San Antonio; gift of his estate to the San Antonio Museum of Art, 2019
Exhibition Information
n/a
Publication Information
Ede Gallery, General Catalogue 84, no. 30

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 1971. The San Antonio Museum of Art’s collection has few examples of Etruscan ceramics, and the kantharos strengthens this part of the collection.

2019.18.3

Object Title
Oil bottle (aryballos)
Measurements
h. 8.3 cm; max. diam. 5.0 cm; rim diam. 3.3 cm
Creation Date
7th century B.C.
Credit Line
San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of the Estate of Dr. Milton Jacobs
Museum Contact
Jessica Powers, PhD (jessica.powers@samuseum.org)
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://sanantonio.emuseum.com/objects/22583/oil-bottle-aryballos?ctx=790d29c0-c052-4b1a-a421-66ee1567fe8c&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
A.D. 800
Provenance Information
sold by Robert Hecht (1919-2012) to Charles Ede Gallery, London, 1973; sold by Charles Ede Gallery to Dr. Milton Jacobs (1927-2018), San Antonio, 1975; gift of his estate to the San Antonio Museum of Art, 2019
Exhibition Information
n/a
Publication Information
Ede Gallery, Etruscan Pottery (1974), no. 19a
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 1973. The San Antonio Museum of Art’s collection has few examples of Etrusco-Corinthian ceramics, and the aryballos strengthens the Etruscan collection.

2019.18.1

Object Title
Single-handled cup
Measurements
h. 6.0 cm; w. (incl. handle) 11.2 cm; d. (rim diam.) 9.2 cm; foot diam. 3.7 cm
Creation Date
ca. 1500-1400 B.C.
Credit Line
San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of the Estate of Dr. Milton Jacobs
Museum Contact
Jessica Powers, PhD (jessica.powers@samuseum.org)
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://sanantonio.emuseum.com/objects/22581/singlehanded-cup?ctx=66d1bbb7-4fbe-4a87-91f1-64c3d98cad2d&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
A.D. 800
Provenance Information
sold by Moger Ancient Art to Charles Ede Gallery, London, 1973; sold by Charles Ede Gallery to Dr. Milton Jacobs (1927-2018), San Antonio, 1975; gift of his estate to the San Antonio Museum of Art, 2019
Exhibition Information
n/a
Publication Information
Ede Gallery, General Catalogue 97, July 1974, no. 3.2
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 1973. The San Antonio Museum of Art’s collection has few examples of Late Minoan ceramics, and this cup strengthens the Aegean Bronze Age collection.

2010.617

Object Title
Whistle
Measurements
20.5 x 5.1 x 4.5 cm. (8 1/16 x 2 x 1 13/16 in.)
Creation Date
600 - 175 B.C.
Credit Line
Gift of Douglas Deihl
Culture
Country of Origin
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://www.mfa.org/collections/object/whistle-541777
Provenance Information
Before 1978, father of Joseph Espinoza, Brazil; 1978, by descent to his son, Joseph Espinoza, Toronto, Canada; between 2004 and 2007, sold by Espinoza to Arte Xibalba, Osprey, Florida; 2007, sold by Arte Xibalba to Douglas Deihl, Northampton, Massachusetts; 2010, gift of Deihl to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 22, 2010)
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
It is likely, but not documented, that Espinoza's father acquired this in Brazil in the 1950s or 1960s, when he built up his collection.

25.270

Object Title
Vajravarahi
Measurements
H: 40 1/4 × W: 21 1/2 × D with mount: 22 in. (102.24 × 54.61 × 55.88 cm)
Creation Date
15th century
Credit Line
Gift of John and Berthe Ford, 2017
Museum Contact
provenance@thewalters.org
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://art.thewalters.org/detail/14309/vajravarahi/
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
The Walters Art Museum is in the process of determining definitions of antiquity
Provenance Information
Peter Burleigh [diplomat in Nepal], Washington, D.C.; purchased by John and Berthe Ford, Baltimore, November 1985; given to Walters Art Museum, 2017.
Exhibition Information
"2017-2023 The John & Berthe Ford Gallery, The Waters Art Museum,
2016-2017 Ferocious Beauty: Wrathful Deities from Tibet and Nepal.
2001-2003 Desire and Devotion: Art from India, Nepal, and Tibet in the John and Berthe Ford Collection. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara; Albuquerque Museum, Albuquerque; Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham; Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong."
Publication Information
"Pal, Prapaditya, Desire and Devotion: Art from India, Nepal, and Tibet in the John and Berthe Ford Collection, London: The Walters Art Museum & Philip Wilson Publishers, 2001. cat. 116.
Desire and Devotion
Artistic Production, Religious Practice: Material and Ideological Constraints
Publisher: Bulletin of the Walters Art Gallery
Author: Dr. Hiram W. Woodward, Jr.
2001
Woodward, Jr., Hiram W. Desire and Devotion. The Walters Magazine. 2001:cover, 2-5."
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 Memorandum of Understanding between the Walters Art Museum and John and Berthe Ford about this promised gift was signed September 1997. It was brought onsite to the Walters as a long-term loan in 2001.

TP.1025

Object Title
Small standing figurine
Measurements
H 1.5"
Credit Line
Bequest of Barbara Goldenberg
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://cantorcollections.stanford.edu/Obj47870?sid=1039&x=62921
Provenance Information
Joseph and Barbara Goldenberg, Los Angeles, by 2003.
Exhibition Information
None known.
Publication Information
Gallagher, Jacki, "Companions of the Dead: Ceramic Tomb Sculpture from Ancient West Mexico" (UCLA Museum of Cultural History, Los Angeles, 1983). Fig 61, pg. 61, repr.
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
Prior to June 4, 2008, the donor signed a will setting forth her intent to donate the work to the museum. Although gifted to the museum, this work has not been accessioned, pending additional review and research.

TP.1024

Object Title
Small standing figurine
Measurements
H 1.5"
Credit Line
Bequest of Barbara Goldenberg
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://cantorcollections.stanford.edu/Obj47869?sid=1039&x=62889
Provenance Information
Joseph and Barbara Goldenberg, Los Angeles, by 2003.
Exhibition Information
None known.
Publication Information
Gallagher, Jacki, "Companions of the Dead: Ceramic Tomb Sculpture from Ancient West Mexico" (UCLA Museum of Cultural History, Los Angeles, 1983). Fig 61, pg. 61, repr.
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
Prior to June 4, 2008, the donor signed a will setting forth her intent to donate the work to the museum. Although gifted to the museum, this work has not been accessioned, pending additional review and research.

TP.1023

Object Title
Small standing figurine
Measurements
H 1.5"
Credit Line
Bequest of Barbara Goldenberg
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://cantorcollections.stanford.edu/Obj47868?sid=1039&x=62821
Provenance Information
Joseph and Barbara Goldenberg, Los Angeles, by 2003.
Exhibition Information
None known.
Publication Information
Gallagher, Jacki, "Companions of the Dead: Ceramic Tomb Sculpture from Ancient West Mexico" (UCLA Museum of Cultural History, Los Angeles, 1983). Fig 61, pg. 61, repr.
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
Prior to June 4, 2008, the donor signed a will setting forth her intent to donate the work to the museum. Although gifted to the museum, this work has not been accessioned, pending additional review and research.

TP.1022

Object Title
Small standing figurine
Measurements
H 1.5"
Credit Line
Bequest of Barbara Goldenberg
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://cantorcollections.stanford.edu/Obj47867?sid=1039&x=62411
Provenance Information
Joseph and Barbara Goldenberg, Los Angeles, by 2003.

Exhibition Information
None known.
Publication Information
Gallagher, Jacki, "Companions of the Dead: Ceramic Tomb Sculpture from Ancient West Mexico" (UCLA Museum of Cultural History, Los Angeles, 1983). Fig 61, pg. 61, repr.
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
Prior to June 4, 2008, the donor signed a will setting forth her intent to donate the work to the museum. Although gifted to the museum, this work has not been accessioned, pending additional review and research.
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