What is its full collecting history?
Monday, 11 November 2013
Jonathan P. Rosen and Boston
The Cornell return of cuneiform tablets means that there is a general reassessment of material acquired through or from Jonathan Rosen (see here). Take, for example, the steatite bust of Helios now in Boston. It was first put on loan in 1983, and then presented to the MFA in 2004.
What is its full collecting history?
What is its full collecting history?
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