Sytula (hanging vase)

Artist/Maker Greek (from Taras, South Italy)

Date5th century BCE

place excavatedTaras, South Italy, Europe

MediumBronze with green patina

DimensionsOverall: 18 1/2 × 6 in. (47 × 15.2 cm)

Credit LineR. T. Miller Jr. Fund

Object number1951.21

Status

Not on view

ProvenanceFound in an athlete's tomb at Tarentum in 1927 by Cav. Francesco Monticelli, along with 1951.22 and 1951.23. (Piero Tozzi, New York and Florence); purchased 1951 by Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OHExhibition History

Exhibition of Ancient Bronzes

Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (February 24, 1954 - March 14, 1954 )

Ancient Greek and Roman Art from American Collections

Ohio State University, School of Art Gallery (February 15, 1965 - March 12, 1965 )

Collections

Ancient

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