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Amphora (Sub-Nikosthenic Type) Depicting an Abduction

Amphora (Sub-Nikosthenic Type) Depicting an Abduction

Artist/Maker
Dateca. 525–515 BCE
MediumEarthenware with buff ground and black and red glaze
DimensionsOverall: 10 × 5 7/8 × 5 1/2 in. (25.4 × 14.9 × 14 cm)
Credit LineGeneral Acquisitions Fund
Object number1970.11
Status
On view
Provenance(Robert E. Hecht, Jr. [1919-2012], Rome). (Royal Athena Gallery, New York); purchased 1970 by Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OHExhibition History
Greek Vase Painting in Midwestern Collections
  • The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL (December 22, 1979 - February 24, 1980 )
Collections
  • On View
  • Ancient
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