Provenance Information

"Collection of Robert J. Stroessner, Denver, CO; Purchase Frederick R. [1928-2007] and Jan Mayer, Denver, CO, September 1971 [1]; Gifted to the Denver Art Museum, 2017
[1] On loan to the Dallas Art Museum, February 1990- March 1992 and to the Denver Art Museum, starting March 1992"

Exhibition Information

On display in Museum's Pre-Columbian Galleries, 1993-2017

Publication Information

Abel-Vidor, Suzanne, et al. Principales Tipos Ceramicos de la Gran Nicoya. 13 (1/2):35-327. Vinculos. San Jose, Costa Rica: Museo Nacional de Costa Rica. 1987., Lange, Frederick W., Payson D. Sheets, Anibal Martinez, and Suzanne Abel-Vidor, eds. The Archaeology of Pacific Nicaragua. Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press. 1991.

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

The Mayer collection of Costa Rican art distinguishes itself from other national and international collections for the depth and breadth of cultural and artistic styles represented therein. Assembled beginning in 1966, the objects represent the developmental arc of Costa Rican ceramics, metallurgy and stone carving and stands as the most comprehensive collection of Central American material culture outside of the region. Mr. and Mrs. Mayer began lending works in this gift to the Denver Art Museum in 1992 and since loan of this work in 1992, it has been on continuous display until 2017 in the Art of the Ancient Americas galleries. This gift complements the collection of Costa Rican material, also gifted by Mr. and Mrs. Mayer with the express purpose that the objects remain together in order for scholars to appreciate fully the development of Central American art, allow work to be put in the public domain, and facilitate further research.

Provenance Information

with Henry Willard Lende, Jr (1937-2016), San Antonio, TX, by 2016; by gift of the estate of Henry Willard Lende, Jr. to the San Antonio Museum of Art, 2018

Exhibition Information

N/A

Publication Information

N/A

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 object was a gift of the estate of Henry Willard Lende, Jr. (1937-2016) of San Antonio TX, who left behind no records concerning the provenance of this object. SAMA accepted the object with incomplete provenance to make it publicly accessible. This complete and intact incense burner expands the collection of Maya objects at SAMA.

Provenance Information

[Until 1983, with The Merrin Gallery, Inc., New York]; 1983, purchased from Merrin Gallery by Christos G. Bastis; 1983-1999, collection of Christos G. Bastis, New York; December 9, 1999, purchased by Mary and Michael Jaharis at Sotheby’s auction of The Christos G. Bastis Collection, New York (lot 115); 1999-2012, collection of Mary and Michael Jaharis, New York; acquired by The Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2012, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Jaharis.

Exhibition Information

The work was exhibited at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1987 as part of the Bastis Collection. The work has been on loan to, and on display at, The Metropolitan Museum of Art since 2007.

Publication Information

von Bothmer, Dietrich, Bernard V. Bothmer, Pat Getz-Preziosi, Diana Buitron-Oliver, and Andrew Oliver, Jr. 1987. Antiquities from the Collection of Christos G. Bastis, Emma Swan Hall, ed. no. 74, pp. 158-59, Mainz on Rhine: Verlag Philipp von Zabern.

Buitron-Oliver, Diana. 1987. "Terracottas." Antiquities from the Collection of Christos G. Bastis, Emma Swan Hall, ed. no. 74, pp. 158-59, Mainz: Verlag Philipp von Zabern.

The object was also published in the auction catalogue for Sotheby’s, New York, December 9, 1999, lot 115 (illustrated).

Karoglou, Kyriaki. 2014. "Recent Acquisitions, A Selection: 2012-2014." The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, 72(2): p. 8.

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

The work was exhibited at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1987 and again from 2007 to present. The work was sold at public auction in 1999. The work was published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1987 as part of the Museum’s exhibition of the Bastis Collection and in the 1999 Sotheby’s auction catalogue. This is a rare group of South Italian terracotta figurines that functioned as a votive offering and /or an elaborate ritual implement such as an incense burner. There is – to Greek & Roman Department at The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s knowledge – no surviving parallel. The preservation of the original colors in particular is remarkable.

Provenance Information

by 2003 with Kaikodo, New York; by 2003 - 2008 collection of Eunice and Herbert Shatzman, Durham (purchased through Kaikodo); 2008 Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca (gift of Eunice and Herbert Shatzman)

Exhibition Information

Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, Heavenly Earth: Early Chinese Ceramics from the Shatzman Collection, June 5 – August 22, 2004; Ackland Art Museum, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina, February 6 – April 3, 2005

Publication Information

Avril, Ellen. Heavenly Earth: Early Chinese Ceramics from the Shatzman Collection [an exh. cat.] (Ithaca: Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, 2004); ref. p. 48, 51, cat. no. 46, color illus. p. 49.

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

The donors pledged part of their collection, including this object, to the museum prior to 2008, as per correspondence dated 2001, on file.

Provenance Information

before 2004 with J.J. Lally & Co., Oriental Art, New York; by 2004 - 2008 collection of Eunice and Herbert Shatzman, Durham (purchased through J.J. Lally & Co.); 2008 Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca (gift of Eunice and Herbert Shatzman)

Exhibition Information

Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, Heavenly Earth: Early Chinese Ceramics from the Shatzman Collection, June 5 – August 22, 2004

Publication Information

Avril, Ellen. Heavenly Earth: Early Chinese Ceramics from the Shatzman Collection [an exh. cat.] (Ithaca: Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, 2004); ref. p. 60, cat. no. 55, color illus. p. 60.

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

The donors pledged part of their collection, including this object, to the museum prior to 2008, as per correspondence dated 2001, on file.

Provenance Information

Throckmorton Fine Art, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; John G. Bourne, 1990s, by purchase; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 2017.

Exhibition Information

Exploring Art of the Ancient Americas: The John Bourne Collection Gift. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; Albuquerque Museum of Art & History; Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville. 2012-2013.

Publication Information

Reents-Budet, Dorie. Exploring art of the ancient Americas: The John Bourne Collection. Baltimore: Walters Art Museum, 2012.

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 promised gift began in April 2005.

Provenance Information

Ron Messick Fine Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; John G. Bourne, 1990s, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2009, by gift.

Exhibition Information

Art of Ancient America, 1500 B.C.-1400 A.D.. Museum of New Mexico, Santa Fe. 1998-2008.

Publication Information

Reents-Budet, Dorie. Exploring art of the ancient Americas: The John Bourne Collection. Baltimore: Walters Art Museum, 2012.

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 April 2005.

Provenance Information

Ron Messick Fine Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; John G. Bourne, 1990s, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2009, by gift.

Exhibition Information

Art of Ancient America, 1500 B.C.-1400 A.D.. Museum of New Mexico, Santa Fe. 1998-2008.

Publication Information

Reents-Budet, Dorie. Exploring art of the ancient Americas: The John Bourne Collection. Baltimore: Walters Art Museum, 2012.

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 promised gift began in April 2005.

Provenance Information

D. Daniel Michel, Chicago, active ca. 1950s-70s [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Ancient Art of the New World, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Private collection, January 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.