A marble Byzantine capital showing the archangel Michael has been returned to Türkiye from New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art (inv. 1983.167) [JSTOR]: it has been placed on loan at the museum (L.2025.28). The history (so-called "provenance") of the piece is as follows:
Possibly from the monastery of the Virgin Peribleptos, or All-Seeing (now the Sulumanastir, Istanbul); [Robin Symes Limited, London (sold 1983)]; Deaccessioned for transfer of title to Türkiye in September 2025
This adds to the growing list of objects linked to Robin Symes that have been repatriated to Greece, Italy and Türkiye.
The capital is said (by whom?) to have been found near to the Sulu Manastir. If so, did the Met explore when the capital had left Türkiye? And should such an association be treated with caution?
Evans, H. C., M. Holcomb, and R. Hallman. 2001. "The Arts of Byzantium." The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin 58.
Evans, H. C. Editor. 2004. Byzantium: Faith and Power (1261-1557). New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art. No. 50. [Online]
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