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Tanagra Figure

CultureGreek
MediumTerracotta
DimensionsOverall: 7 7/8 inches (20 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number32-208
On View
Not on view
Collections
Exhibition History

Discovery and Deceit: Archaeology and the Forger's Craft, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, October 3-January 5, 1996-1997.

Treasures of Deceit: Archaeology and the Forger's Craft, Fralin Museum of Art (formerly Bayly Art Museum), Charlottesville, VA, January 30-March 22, 1998.

Provenance

With Jean Mikas, Paris, by November 19, 1931;

Purchased from Mikas by Brummer Gallery, Paris and New York, stock no. P8131, November 19, 1931-November 9, 1932 [1];

Purchased from Brummer by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1932.

NOTES:

[1] The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Cloisters Library and Archive, Brummer Gallery Records, Greek glass, gold, jewelry, and terra-cotta, Object inventory card number P8131.

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