Provenance Information

Ex coll. James and Elizabeth Ferrell, United States, purchased July 1999.

Exhibition Information

Monsters, Demons & Winged Beasts: Composite Creatures in the Ancient World, Michael C. Carlos Museum, February 5 - June 19, 2011

Publication Information

To our knowledge, this object has never been published.

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

NA

Provenance Information

Ex coll. James and Elizabeth Ferrell, United States, purchased July 1999.

Exhibition Information

Monsters, Demons & Winged Beasts: Composite Creatures in the Ancient World, Michael C. Carlos Museum, February 5 - June 19, 2011

Publication Information

To our knowledge, this object has never been published.

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

NA

Provenance Information

Oppenheimer Family, San Antonio, Texas, before 1980 (Note 1); John and Kathi Oppenheimer by gift to San Antonio Museum of Art, 2023.
Note 1: This object appears in a photograph of the Oppenheimer collection printed in November 1980 (date appears on the reverse of the photograph).

Exhibition Information

N/A

Publication Information

N/A

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

San Antonio Museum of Art staff began working with and exhibiting objects from the Oppenheimer collection on loan by 1998, a relationship that culminated in the donation of the collection to the museum in 2023. Documents presented to the museum prior to the donation indicate that Herbert Oppenheimer (1911-1989) was active in Mesoamerican art collecting by 1960; documentation also shows that his son, John Oppenheimer, was actively collecting by 1968. This artwork appears in a photograph of the Oppenheimer collection dated to 1980, the earliest photographs of the collection in the museum’s possession.

Provenance Information

Oppenheimer Family, San Antonio, Texas, before 1980 (Note 1); on loan from John and Kathi Oppenheimer to San Antonio Museum of Art, 1998-2013; John and Kathi Oppenheimer by gift to San Antonio Museum of Art, 2023.

Exhibition Information

On loan by John and Kathi Oppenheimer to San Antonio Museum of Art; 1998-2013.

Publication Information

N/A

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

This work was exhibited as a loan to the San Antonio Museum of Art prior to its donation to the permanent collection. SAMA staff first began working with and exhibiting objects from the Oppenheimer collection by 1998, a relationship that culminated in the donation of the collection to the museum in 2023. Documents presented to the museum prior to the donation indicate that Herbert Oppenheimer (1911-1989) was active in Mesoamerican art collecting by 1960; documentation also shows that his son, John Oppenheimer, was actively collecting by 1968. Additionally, this artwork appears in a photograph of the Oppenheimer collection dated to 1980, the earliest photographs of the collection in the museum’s possession.

Provenance Information

Said to have been found at the Serapeum, Saqqara, Egypt. Ex coll. Florent Dalcq (1878-1950), Belgium, acquired from the Service des Antiquities, Egyptian Museum, Cairo, Egypt, 1923. Thence by descent to Andre Lagneau, Neuchatel, Switzerland. Ex coll. Joseph Lewis, United States, purchased from Galerie Gunter Puhze, Freiburg, Germany, March 9, 2012.

Exhibition Information

To our knowledge, this object has never been exhibited.

Publication Information

To our knowledge, this object has never been published.

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 provenance seemed plausible at the time of acquisition.

Provenance Information

Said to have been found at the Serapeum, Saqqara, Egypt. Ex coll. Florent Dalcq (1878-1950), Belgium, acquired from the Service des Antiquities, Egyptian Museum, Cairo, Egypt, 1923. Thence by descent to Andre Lagneau, Neuchatel, Switzerland. Ex coll. Joseph Lewis, United States, purchased from Galerie Gunter Puhze, Freiburg, Germany, January 24, 2012.

Exhibition Information

To our knowledge, this object has never been exhibited.

Publication Information

Galerie Gunter Puhze, Gallery 25 (2011), number 183.

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

Provenance chain seemed plausible at time of acquisition.

Provenance Information

Ex coll. Sir William Bowmore (1909-2008), Brisbane, Australia, from 1960s. Ex coll. Joseph and Sofi Lewis, United States, purchased from Sue McGovern-Huffman [Sands of Time Antiquities], Washington, DC, April 25, 2008. On loan to Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia, November 30, 2010 - December 10, 2019.

Exhibition Information

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia, 2010 - 2019

Publication Information

To our knowledge, this object has never been published.

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 Carlos continues to conduct provenance research on this and all objects in our collection.

Provenance Information

Ex coll. Peter Lacovara, United States, acquired from Sue McGovern-Huffman [Sands of Time Ancient Art], Washington, DC.

Exhibition Information

MCCM Permanent Collection Gallery, May 15, 2013 - February 12, 2018;
Michael C. Carlos Museum Morgens West Foundation Galleries of Ancient Near Eastern Art, November 10, 2018 - Present

Publication Information

To our knowledge, this object has never been published.

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 Carlos continues to conduct provenance research on this and all objects in our collection.

Provenance Information

With Arte Primitivo, New York, New York, October 8, 2003, lot 43. Ex coll. Joseph and Sofi Lewis, United States, purchased from Sue McGovern-Huffman [Sands of Time Antiquities], Washington DC, February 3, 2008.

Exhibition Information

MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, June 6, 2013 - Present

Publication Information

Asja Müller, Ägyptens schöne Gesichter : die Mumienmasken der römischen Kaiserzeit und ihre Funktion im Totenritual (Wiesbaden: Reichert Verlag, 2021), 334.

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 Carlos continues to conduct provenance research on this and all objects in our collection.

Provenance Information

Ex coll. Dr. Ulrich Muller, Zurich, Switzerland, acquired between 1968-1978. Ex coll. Joseph and Sofi Lewis, United States, purchased from Sue McGovern-Huffman [Sands of Time Antiquities], Washington DC.

Exhibition Information

From Pharaohs to Emperors: New Egyptian and Classical Antiquities at Emory, Michael C. Carlos Museum, January 14 - April 2, 2006;
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, 2006 - Present

Publication Information

To our knowledge, this object has never been published.

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

Gifted to museum in 2005.