Stele
576 A.D.
Medium/TechniqueSandstone
DimensionsOverall: 191.8 x 36.8 x 20.3 cm (75 1/2 x 14 1/2 x 8 in.)
Credit LineGift and Bequest of the Rockefeller family from the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Garden in Mount Desert, Maine
Accession number1980.678
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Not on viewClassificationsArchitectural elements
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ProvenanceSadajiro Yamanaka (b. 1866 - d. 1936), New York; October 13, 1932, sold by Yamanaka and Co., New York, to Abigail ("Abby") Greene Aldrich Rockefeller (b. 1874 - d. 1948), Seal Harbor, ME; 1948, by inheritance to her children, Abigail Aldrich Rockefeller Mauzé (b. 1903 - d. 1976), John Davison Rockefeller III (b. 1906 - d. 1978), Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller (b. 1908 - d. 1979), Laurance Spelman Rockefeller (b. 1910 - d. 2004), Winthrop Aldrich Rockefeller (b. 1912 - d. 1973), and David Rockefeller (b. 1915 - d. 2017), New York; 1979, bequests of Abigail Aldrich Rockefeller Mauzé, John Davison Rockefeller III, and Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller, and gift of the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation of their respective interests to the MFA [1]; 2005, partial bequest of Laurance Rockefeller to the MFA [2]; 2017, accessioned fully with the bequest of David Rockefeller to the MFA. (Accession Dates: April 18, 1979; March 19, 2009; June 21, 2017)
NOTES:
[1] The MFA accepted the bequest on April 18, 1979. An Agreement was signed between the MFA, Laurance Rockefeller, David and Margaret McGrath Rockefeller (b. 1915 – d. 1996) on January 9, 1980. Accession numbers assigned March 19, 2009.
[2] The Receipt and Release Agreement for Laurance Rockefeller’s partial interest was signed by the MFA on November 17, 2005.
NOTES:
[1] The MFA accepted the bequest on April 18, 1979. An Agreement was signed between the MFA, Laurance Rockefeller, David and Margaret McGrath Rockefeller (b. 1915 – d. 1996) on January 9, 1980. Accession numbers assigned March 19, 2009.
[2] The Receipt and Release Agreement for Laurance Rockefeller’s partial interest was signed by the MFA on November 17, 2005.
late 12th–early 13th century
about first half of 1st century C.E.
about 100 B.C.
First half of the 11th century (Baphuon style)
about 1677
1390–1352 B.C.
1349–1336 B.C.
1349–1336 B.C.
1352–1336 B.C.
1550–1295 B.C.