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 and transferred to the Manhattan District Attorney, New York, for restitution to Italy
Published References
Christie's Geneva, 5 May 1979, lot 76
Sotheby's London, 6-7 May 1982, p 81, lot 433
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. 178, no. 89
Published References
Christie's Geneva, 5 May 1979, lot 76
Sotheby's London, 6-7 May 1982, p 81, lot 433
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. 178, no. 89
Not on view
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