Deaccessioned Art
It is standard professional practice for museums to routinely evaluate their collections to ensure that the highest standards of collecting and display are maintained. From time to time, it is necessary to remove one or more works of art from the museum’s permanent collection in accordance with the standards determined by the Association of Art Museum Directors. This practice is known as deaccessioning.
The Cleveland Museum of Art maintains a cautious approach toward deaccessioning. A work of art may be a candidate for deaccessioning due to lack of relevancy to the museum’s mission, duplication in the collection, poor quality or condition, repatriation, false attribution, or the museum’s inability to adequately care for or store the work of art due particular needs or requirements.
The following list outlines the works of art that have been deaccessioned from the museum’s collection since 1998.
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Role | Philip Guston (American, 1913–1980) | 1983.34 | 1959 | American Painting and Sculpture | September 11, 2022 |
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Double-Barrelled Flintlock Sporting Gun of Napoleon I Bonaparte | Jean Le Page (French) | 1966.433 | 1809 | Medieval Art | March 6, 2022 |
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Epitaph Plaques for Yi Gi-ha | Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392-1910) | 1998.291 | 1718 | Korean Art | June 6, 2021 |
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Head Pendant | Lebanon, Syro-Phoenicia | 1994.97 | 600–500 BC | Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art | March 28, 2021 |
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Amphora with Spiked Handles | Italy, Latium, Italic, 3rd quarter 7th Century BC | 1995.64 | 650–625 BC | Greek and Roman Art | March 28, 2021 |
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Amphora with Spiked Handles | Italy, Latium, Italic, 3rd quarter 7th Century BC | 1995.65 | 650–625 BC | Greek and Roman Art | March 28, 2021 |
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Young Diana | Janet Scudder (American, 1873–1940) | 1942.796 | 1911 | American Painting and Sculpture | March 1, 2020 |
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Head of Drusus Minor (13 B.C. - A.D. 23) | Roman, 1st century | 2012.29 | probably after A.D. 23 and likely before A.D. 37 | Greek and Roman Art | December 4, 2016 |
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Female Figure, Surasundari as Apsaras or Yakshi | India, Chalnkya, Western Rajputana or Gujrat, 11th-12th century | 1930.523 | 11th - 12th century | Indian and Southeast Asian Art | September 5, 2016 |
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Buddha Calling on the Earth to Witness | India, Magadha, Pala Period (c.750-c.1200) | 1930.524 | 9th - 10th century | Indian and Southeast Asian Art | September 5, 2016 |
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Male Figure | Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Songye people | 2010.453 | early 1800s-early 1900s | African Art | September 5, 2016 |
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Ganas (Two Dwarfs) | North Central India, Gupta period (320-647) | 1970.349 | 5th-6th Century | Indian and Southeast Asian Art | September 5, 2016 |
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Head of Buddha | Cambodia, probably from Angkor Borei | 1932.43 | 600s | Indian and Southeast Asian Art | September 5, 2016 |
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Shiva and Parvati | South India, Chola period (900–1200s) | 1954.7 | 1000s–1100s | Indian and Southeast Asian Art | September 5, 2016 |
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Head of Buddha | Cambodia, Angkor Thom, possibly from the neighborhood of Banteay-Srei, Reign of Jayavarman VII (?), c. 1181-c. 1218 | 1951.293 | late 1100s–early 1200s | Indian and Southeast Asian Art | September 5, 2016 |
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Vishnu Lalitasana, Seated at Ease | South India, Chola period (900–1200s) | 1971.225 | 1100s-1200s | Indian and Southeast Asian Art | September 5, 2016 |
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Head of Buddha | West India, Chalnkya, 7th-9th Century | 1944.60 | 7th - 9th century | Indian and Southeast Asian Art | September 5, 2016 |
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Seated Buddha | Pakistan, Gandhara, Kushan Period (1st century-320) | 1961.418 | c. AD 200–250 | Indian and Southeast Asian Art | September 5, 2016 |
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Buddhist Head | Afghanistan or Pakistan, Gandhara, Kushan Period (1st century-320) | 1942.1513 | 5th Century | Indian and Southeast Asian Art | September 5, 2016 |
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Head of a Bodhisattva | Pakistan, Gandhara, Kushan Period (1st century-320) | 1969.62 | c. 3rd Century | Indian and Southeast Asian Art | September 5, 2016 |