Lekythos (oil flask) with Artemis and Apollo
Place made:Greece
Culture: Greek
Date: ca. 440 B.C.
Medium: Terracotta, red-figure technique
Dimensions:
h. 16 3/16 in. (41.1 cm); diam. of mouth 2 15/16 in. (7.5 cm); diam. of foot 3 in. (7.6 cm), max diam. 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm); diam. of shoulder 4 15/16 in. (12.5 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Gilbert M. Denman, Jr.
Object number: DEAC.86.134.75
Provenance: Christie's, Geneva, May 5, 1979, lot 76; sold, Sotheby's, London, May 6-7, 1982, lot 433 to Gilbert M. Denman, Jr. (1921-2004), San Antonio; Gilbert M. Denman, Jr., by gift to San Antonio Museum of Art, 1986 [accession number 86.134.75]; deaccessioned in January 2022 for restitution to Italy
Not on view
In Collection(s)
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