2020.011.012

Object Title
Burial Urn Lid with Female Effigy
Measurements
19.7 x 15.2 x 16.2 cm
Creation Date
500-1500
Credit Line
Gift of Nicholas J. Pisaris
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/40003/burial-urn-lid-with-female-effigy?ctx=5dc55cd5dd80c5a71139dc37f9eb81cdf7f81d80&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Ex coll. Nicholas Pisaris, Venezuela and United States, collected ca. 1968-1975.
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
Donor was living and working in Venezuela in the 1960s and 1970s. We have receipts and documentation that support he was collecting in good faith, but we are unable to match the documents to specific objects.

2021.19.1

Object Title
Marble cinerary urn in the form of a tree stump with leaves and grapes
Measurements
H: 11 ¼ in. (28.6 cm)
Creation Date
ca. 1st century A.D.
Credit Line
Gift of John J. Medveckis in honor of Emily Rafferty and in celebration of the Museum's 150th Anniversary, 2021
Museum Contact
provenance.research@metmuseum.org
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/257866
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Created before the fall of the Roman Empire (476 AD)
Provenance Information
By 1963, collection of Giorgio Sangiorgi (1887-1965), Rome, Italy and Monaco; 1965 – 2001, by descent to his son Sergio Sangiorgi, Monaco; December 6, 2001, acquired by John Medveckis, purchased from Sergio Sangiorgi through Christie’s, New York (lot 596); 2001 – present, collection of John Medveckis, Philadelphia; 2007 – present, on loan to the Metropolitan Museum of Art (displayed in the Roman Court, MMA L.2007.1.1)
Exhibition Information
The object has been on display in the Roman Imperial Court (Gallery 162) since 2007.
Publication Information
Christie’s, New York in the sale of December 6, 2001, p. 224, lot 596.
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 marble cinerary urn has been on loan and on display in the galleries since 2007. In addition, research into its provenance has traced the object’s history back to 1963, when it was in the collection of Giorgio Sangiorgi (1887-1965), Rome and Monaco, by descent to his son Sergio Sangiorgi, of Monaco. We understand the Senior Sangiorgi emigrated to Monaco before his death. The object was likely produced in Italy. Cinerary urns with elaborately carved foliate designs are widespread in Early Imperial Rome and other major Roman-period cities in Italy. While a tree trump is not a common shape, urns of this period frequently imitated other media and shapes in marble.

2011.007.037

Object Title
Large Martaban jar
Measurements
36 x 15 1/2 in. (91.4 x 39.4 cm)
Creation Date
16th or 17th century
Credit Line
Gift of Professor M. H. Abrams, in honor of Frank Robinson
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://library24.library.cornell.edu:8280/luna/servlet/s/44zeeb
Provenance Information
by 1996 – 2011 collection of Dr. Meyer H. and Ruth Abrams, Ithaca; 2011 collection of Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca (gift of Dr. Meyer H. and Ruth Abrams)
Exhibition Information
None
Publication Information
None
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 May 6, 1996, and loan agreements, the earliest of which is effective as of Aug-26-1996. All documents are on file.

2008.072.044

Object Title
Granary jar, Yue ware
Measurements
H. 18 3/4 in. (47.6 cm)
Creation Date
Western Jin period (265-316)
Credit Line
Gift of Eunice Shatzman, Class of 1949, and Herbert Shatzman
Culture
Country of Origin
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://www.museum.cornell.edu/collections
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Tang Dynasty, or earlier (618-906 CE)
Provenance Information
before 2002 possibly with J.J. Lally & Co., New York (?); by 2002 - before 2004 with E & J Frankel, Ltd., New York (possibly purchased through J.J. Lally & Co.); by 2004 - 2008 collection of Eunice and Herbert Shatzman, Durham (purchased through Frankel); 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. 53-55, cat. no. 48, color illus. p. 52 and details p. 53.
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.

TL.2009.20.215

Object Title
Burial Urn
Measurements
H: 29 5/16 x W: 12 15/16 x D: 10 1/4 in. (74.4 x 32.9 x 26 cm)
Creation Date
AD 1000-1600
Credit Line
Gift of John G. Bourne, 2014
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://art.thewalters.org/detail/80370
Provenance Information
Ron Messick Fine Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; John G. Bourne, February 5, 1998, by purchase; given to the Walters Art Museum, 2014.
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.

TL.2009.20.214

Object Title
Burial Urn
Measurements
H: 19 1/2 x W: 10 9/16 x D: 10 13/16 in. (49.6 x 26.9 x 27.4 cm)
Creation Date
AD 1000-1500
Credit Line
Gift of John G. Bourne Foundation, 2013
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://art.thewalters.org/detail/80369
Provenance Information
Private collection, California; Ron Messick Fine Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; John G. Bourne, August 12, 2002, by purchase; given to John G. Bourne Foundation, 2002 [1]; given to Walters Art Museum, 2013.
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.

2009.20.41

Object Title
Burial Urn
Measurements
H: 21 15/16 x W: 26 9/16 x D: 22 13/16 in. (55.8 x 67.4 x 57.9 cm)
Creation Date
600-850 CE
Credit Line
Gift of John Bourne, 2009
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=80196
Provenance Information
Stendahl Galleries, Los Angeles [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; John G. Bourne, 1970s, 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.; 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 gift began in April 2005.

2009.20.22

Object Title
Figural Urn
Measurements
H: 15 13/16 x W: 10 1/16 x D: 10 3/16 in. (40.1 x 25.5 x 25.9 cm)
Creation Date
AD 600-900
Credit Line
Gift of John Bourne, 2009
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=80177
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. 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 gift began in April 2005.

2009.20.21

Object Title
Figural Urn
Measurements
H: 15 3/8 x W: 10 13/16 x D: 9 7/16 in. (39 x 27.4 x 23.9 cm)
Creation Date
AD 600-900
Credit Line
Gift of John Bourne, 2009
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=80176
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. 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 gift / promised gift began in April 2005.

48.2844

Object Title
Lidded Burial Urn
Measurements
H: 30 x W: 18 in. (76.2 x 45.7 cm)
Creation Date
200 BC-AD 1500
Credit Line
Anonymous gift, 2009
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=79391
Provenance Information
Sale, Sotheby's, New York, November 20, 1989, lot 51; Private collection, November 20, 1989, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2009, 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.
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