Jar (amphora) with men courting youths
Place made:Greece
Culture: Greek
Date: ca. 540 BC
Dimensions:
h. 13 13/16 in. (35.1 cm)
diameter of mouth 6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm)
diameter of foot 5 3/8 in. (13.6 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Gilbert M. Denman, Jr.
Object number: 86.134.44
Provenance: sold by Galerie Günter Puhze, Freiburg, to Gilbert M. Denman, Jr., (1921-2004), San Antonio, 1982; Gilbert M. Denman, Jr., by gift to the San Antonio Museum of Art, 1986
Label Text
Side A: Men courting youths
Side B: The birth of Athena(?)
Five bearded men court three youths on the front of this vase. At left a youth has received a white rooster from his suitor, while at center a man embraces the object of his affections. (Jessica Powers 2008)
Side B: The birth of Athena(?)
Five bearded men court three youths on the front of this vase. At left a youth has received a white rooster from his suitor, while at center a man embraces the object of his affections. (Jessica Powers 2008)
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