Head of a man (part of a figure)

Historical period(s)
Majapahit period, 14th-15th century
Medium
Terracotta (earthenware)
Dimensions
H x W x D: 13.5 Ɨ 10 Ɨ 9.3 cm (5 5/16 Ɨ 3 15/16 Ɨ 3 11/16 in)
Geography
Indonesia, East Java, Trowulan
Credit Line
Gift of Price and Mattiebelle Gittinger
Collection
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Accession Number
S2017.8.4
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Ceramic, Sculpture
Type

Figure: head

Keywords
earthenware, Indonesia, Java, Majapahit period (1292 - 1500)
Provenance

From 1964 To 2017
Price and Mattiebelle Gittinger, Adamstown, Maryland, purchased in Trowulan, East Java, Indonesia. [1]

From 2017
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, gift of Price and Mattiebelle Gittinger, Adamstown, Maryland. [2]

Notes:

[1] According to Dr. Mattiebelle Gittinger, she and her husband Price lived in Java between 1963 and 1965, and traveled through the eastern areas two or three times. She believes that they were in Trowulan in 1964 and that is where they purchased the piece from a shop. See Curatorial Remarks 1and 8 in the object record.

[2] See Deed of Gift, object file, Collections Management Office.

Previous Owner(s) and Custodian(s)

Mattiebelle Stimson Gittinger

Collection Area(s)
Southeast Asian Art
Web Resources
F|S Southeast Asia
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