Year of Object(s) Creation: 200 C.E.
Estimated Value ($USD): 312,500
Object Type(s): Funerary Object, Painting
Object Material(s): paint, wax, wood
Provenience Nation: Egypt
Provenience Location: Roman Empire
Year Removed from Findspot:

Provenance
Start Year:
End Year: 1933
Circumstance of Acquisition: Private acquisition, passed down in the Mosse family
Nation: Germany
Location: Berlin
Start Year: 1933
End Year: 1934
Circumstance of Acquisition: Nazi seized
Nation: Germany
Location:
Start Year: 1934
End Year: 1979
Circumstance of Acquisition: purchased off the market
Nation: Germany
Location: in possession of Erich Maria Remarque; Berlin
Start Year: 1979
End Year: 2015
Circumstance of Acquisition: acquired from Remarque
Nation: Switzerland
Location: The University of Zurich
Start Year: 2016
End Year:
Circumstance of Acquisition: restitution to the heirs of Rudolf Mosse
Nation: Germany
Location: by the Mosse Art Restitution Project, Berlin

Egyptian Encaustic Mummy Portraits


Description:
2nd century Roman-era Egyptian encaustic on wood mummy portrait of a woman and a man from the Hadrianic period

Case Status: Object(s) relinquished
Year Claim Initiated: 2016 (approximate)
Year Claim Resolved: 2016
Means of Resolution: Private Negotiation

Complainant Name: Heirs of Jewish owners; Mosse Art Restitution Project
Complainant Nation: Germany
Complainant Nation Economy: Developed
Complainant Type: Private: Institution

Respondent Name: The University of Zurich
Respondent Nation: Switzerland
Respondent Nation Economy: Developed
Respondent Type: Private: Institution

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Editor's Notes:
Janice Kim