Horse-head amphora (jar)
Artist:
Attributed to Painter H
Place made:Greece, Europe
Culture: Greek
Date: ca. 575-550 B.C.
Dimensions:
height: 14 in. (35.6 cm)
diameter of mouth: 6 5/16 in. (16 cm)
diameter of foot: 5 1/8 in. (13 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Gilbert M. Denman, Jr.
Object number: DEAC.86.134.173
Provenance: sold, Sotheby's, London, July 17-18, 1985, lot 246 to Gilbert M. Denman, Jr. (1921-2004), San Antonio; Gilbert M. Denman, Jr., by gift to San Antonio Museum of Art, 1986 [accession number 86.134.173]; deaccessioned in January 2022 and transferred to the Manhattan District Attorney, New York, for restitution to Italy
Published References
Sotheby's London, 17-8 July 1985, lot 246
H.A. Shapiro, C.A. Picón, and G.D. Scott, III, eds., Greek Vases in the San Antonio Museum of Art (San Antonio, 1995) p. 73, no. 31
Published References
Sotheby's London, 17-8 July 1985, lot 246
H.A. Shapiro, C.A. Picón, and G.D. Scott, III, eds., Greek Vases in the San Antonio Museum of Art (San Antonio, 1995) p. 73, no. 31
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