Letters from curators and dealers of antiquities, including Bernard V. Bothmer, and Henry George Fischer; and fourteen object cards for works in Gallatin's collection. Several of the letters received from Bothmer respond to an interest Gallatin expresses in an Egyptian statuette of King Piankhi (made ca. dynasty XXV) that has been made available to Gallatin for purchase. Bothmer conveys his findings on its provenance, and, via a photograph sent, makes a detailed analysis of the iconography of the statuette. Also included but not microfilmed is a copy of Gallatin's book, "The Pursuit of Happiness" (1950).
Biographical / Historical:
Albert Gallatin (1880-1965) was an archeologist, author of the book, "The Pusuit of Happiness," collector of ancient and eastern art and contemporary sculptor Carl Paul Jennewein, who lived in New York, N.Y.
Provenance:
Donated 1972 by Alice Gallatin Gault, a relative of Albert Gallatin.
Restrictions:
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Nezlet Batran : eine Mastaba aus dem Alten Reich bei Giseh (Ägypten) : österreichische Ausgrabungen, 1981-1983 / Karl Kromer ; mit Beiträgen von Henry G. Fischer und Herbert Kritscher
L'écriture et l'art de l'Egypte ancienne : quatre leçons sur la paléographie et l'épigraphie pharaoniques / par Henry George Fischer ; préface de Jean Leclant
