Skip to Main Content
12/12

About

The first of its kind, this book is an accessible, comprehensive primer of methods and resources for researching the provenance of Mediterranean (Greek, Roman, and Etruscan) antiquities. In addition to outlining effective strategies for documentation and investigation, the volume features an annotated guide to key archives, databases, and twentieth-century dealers to facilitate a broad spectrum of research endeavors. Building upon a decade-long review of the Getty Museum’s antiquities collection, it draws together instructive case studies, legal perspectives, and practical experience to provide an efficient reference for museum professionals, scholars, collectors, and students.

Citation Information

Chicago

Barr, Judith, Nicole Budrovich, and David Saunders. Provenance Research for Mediterranean Antiquities: Methods and Resources. Edited by Judith Barr, Nicole Budrovich, and David Saunders. Los Angeles: J. Paul Getty Museum, 2026. https:​/​/​www​.getty​.edu​/publications​/provenance​-research​/.

MLA

Barr, Judith, et al. Provenance Research for Mediterranean Antiquities: Methods and Resources. Edited by Judith Barr et al., J. Paul Getty Museum, 2026, https:​/​/​www​.getty​.edu​/publications​/provenance​-research​/. Accessed DD Mon. YYYY.

Permanent URL

https:​/​/​www​.getty​.edu​/publications​/provenance​-research​/

Revision History

Any revisions or corrections made to this publication after the first edition date will be listed here and in the project repository at https:​/​/​github​.com​/thegetty​/provenance​-research​/, where a more detailed version history is available. The revisions branch of the project repository, when present, will show any changes currently under consideration but not yet published here.

August 31, 2026

  • First edition

Other Formats

This publication was created using Quire™, a multiformat publishing tool from Getty.

© 2026 J. Paul Getty Trust

The text of this work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. All images are reproduced with the permission of the rights holders acknowledged in the captions and are expressly excluded from the CC BY-NC license covering the rest of the publication. These images may not be reproduced, copied, transmitted, or manipulated without consent from the owners, who reserve all rights. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/.
The text of this work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. All images are reproduced with the permission of the rights holders acknowledged in the captions and are expressly excluded from the CC BY-NC license covering the rest of the publication. These images may not be reproduced, copied, transmitted, or manipulated without consent from the owners, who reserve all rights. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/.

Published by the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

Getty Publications
1200 Getty Center Drive, Suite 500
Los Angeles, California 90049-1682
getty.edu/publications

  • Rachel Barth, Project Editor

  • Elma Sanders, Manuscript Editor

  • Greg Albers, Digital Publications Manager

  • Erin Cecele Dunigan, Quire Community Manager

  • Dani Grossman, Design

  • Molly McGeehan, Production

  • Nancy Rivera, Image and Rights Acquisition

  • Jenny Park, Digital and Production Assistant

  • Alex Hallenbeck and Alba Menéndez Pereda, Editorial and Digital Assistants

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

  • Names: Barr, Judith (Curatorial assistant) editor | Budrovich, Nicole editor | Saunders, David editor | Clark, Stephen W. (Stephen Wells) contributor | Rose, Charles Brian contributor | Urice, Stephen K., 1950- contributor | J. Paul Getty Museum issuing body
  • Title: Provenance research for Mediterranean antiquities : methods and resources / edited by Judith Barr, Nicole Budrovich, David Saunders ; with contributions by Stephen W. Clark, C. Brian Rose, Stephen K. Urice.
  • Description: First edition. | Los Angeles : J. Paul Getty Museum, 2026. | Includes bibliographical references. | Summary: “This book is a comprehensive primer of methods and resources for researching the collecting history—the provenance—of Mediterranean (Greek, Roman, and Etruscan) antiquities”—Provided by publisher.
  • Identifiers: LCCN 2025035555 | ISBN 9798887120218 paperback | ISBN 9798887120225 epub | ISBN 9798887120232 adobe pdf | ISBN 9798887120249
  • Subjects: LCSH: Classical antiquities—Collectors and collecting | Art—Provenance—Research | Museums—Collection management | Mediterranean Region—Antiquities—Collectors and collecting
  • Classification: LCC DE59 .P765 2026
  • LC record available at https:​/​/​lccn​.loc​.gov​/2025035555

Front cover: Objects of art and statuary at Spink & Son Ltd., 1918 (detail, fig. 51) overlaid with stamps, markings, and text found on or related to works reproduced in figs. 8, 20B, 13, and 18.

Illustration Credits

Every effort has been made to contact the owners and photographers of illustrations reproduced here whose names do not appear in the captions. Anyone having further information concerning copyright holders is asked to contact Getty Publications so this information can be included in future printings.

This publication was peer reviewed through a single-masked process in which the reviewers remained anonymous.