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Metropolitan Museum of Art Egyptian Expedition Arnold, Dieter, with an appendix by James P.
L’art et les artistes, n.s., 15 (October 1927), p. 20, ill. p. 3.
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Christine Giuntini, Conservator, 2016 References Bird, Junius B. 1958.
, erected great monumental centers such as Batán Grande, Chornancap, and other sites
New York, nineteenth century
B. Morse, on loan from New York’s City Hall.
Baron James Mayer de Rothschild (by 1865–d. 1868) ; his son, baron Gustave de Rothschild (until d. 1911) ; his son, baron Robert de Rothschild (d. 1946) ; by descent through the Rothschild family (until 2009) ; [ sold by private agreement through Christie’s, London ; to MMA ]
Gauricus 1999, p. 140.
This rectangular ivory panel once formed the cover of a writing tablet. On one side of the panel, a young woman and a man with a hawk kneel before the winged god Cupid (usually called Amor or The God of Love in contemporary texts)
Ivories-Elephant Credit Line: The Cloisters Collection, 2003 Object Number: 2003.131.3a, b
The Painting: This very unusual mixed-media picture shows a rehearsal for a ballet. The view is from a slightly elevated point above the orchestra pit; the scrolls of two double basses are just visible in the foreground, radically cropped at the bottom of the canvas
have been known to experiment with various media, such as Jasper Johns (American, b.
Brought back from Europe to the United States in 1902-1903 by W.C. Fields (1880-1946) or obtained by Fields from D.W. Griffith in the late 1930s; 1946, by descent to Carlotta Monti (1907-1993), California; unknown date, sold on behalf of Carlotta Monti; 1980s-2004, private collection, New England; 2004, purchased by Henrietta and Christopher McCall on eBay; acquired by the Museum in 2023, purchased from Christopher McCall, Henley-on-Thames, UK
coverage and popular books around the excavations, removal of many sculptures from sites
