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Collector · Donor

Morin-Jean

fl. 1909 · France

French collector and donor, active in 1909. Collected at Larnaca. Gave to Musée du Louvre.

Life and work

  1. 1909
    Bought a Cypriot terracotta horse-and-rider at Larnaca; it carried his collection number 2520.

    LarnacaDecaudin 1993

  2. May 1909
    Gave it to the Louvre in May 1909 (Inv. AM 2524); it is on deposit at the Musée de Cannes.

    Decaudin 1993

Objects

  • Terracotta horse and rider, hand- and wheel-made, painted black and red

    From Larnaca (place of purchase)Musée du Louvre (deposit, Musée de Cannes) AM 2524May 1909Decaudin 1993

Sources

  1. 1.Antoinette J. Decaudin (1993). “Musée de Cannes. Chypre dans l'antiquité. Catalogue”. Cahiers du Centre d'Études Chypriotes 19. Online
  2. 2.“Morin-Jean (1877-1940), Wikidata Q3324093”. Wikidata / GND 124454461. Online
  3. 3.Alicia Marie Dissinger (2017). “Cypro-Archaic Bird Iconography: Types, Uses, and Meanings”. University of Virginia.