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Gift of Gilbert M. Denman, Jr.

Lekythos (oil flask) with Artemis and Apollo

Gift of Gilbert M. Denman, Jr.
Gift of Gilbert M. Denman, Jr.
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Lekythos (oil flask) with Artemis and Apollo

Place made:Greece
Culture: Greek
Date: ca. 440 B.C.
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
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