Allard Pierson Provenance Fellow

As the Allard Pierson Fellow of Provenance Research, I will be conducting research on the provenance histories of all Spartan and Lakonian objects in the Allard Pierson’s collection. I will be working closely with the head of provenance research and the curators of the archaeological collections, in order to contribute to the implementation of provenance information and narratives to the museum’s permanent display, as well as contribute to research and curation of a future exhibition on the topic of the illicit trade in antiquities. I will also help lay the foundation for future collaboration agreements with the ministries of culture of relevant source countries of the collection, particularly Greece. In the 21st century, taking responsibility for the objects in the Allard Pierson’s care opens up new possibilities for deepening scholarly knowledge, facilitating international collaboration, as well as presenting a new ethical approach to acquisitions.

Daphne Martin

Daphne Martin is currently completing her PhD in Classics (Classical Art and Archaeology) at the University of Cambridge, where she was a Paul Mellon Fellow and recipient of the A.G. Leventis Fellowship. Her dissertation research focuses on the material construction of identity in Archaic Sparta and Lakonia. She has gained international museum experience at institutions in the USA, UK, and Greece, and looks forward to deepening her passion for public archaeology and issues of restitution/repatriation while at the Allard Pierson.