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Gift of Gilbert M. Denman, Jr.

Lekythos (oil flask) with a woman and a youth at a tomb

Gift of Gilbert M. Denman, Jr.
Gift of Gilbert M. Denman, Jr.
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Lekythos (oil flask) with a woman and a youth at a tomb

Place made:Greece
Culture: Greek
Date: ca. 430-420 B.C.
Dimensions:
11 3/4 x 3 3/16 in. (29.9 x 8.1 cm)
Credit Line: San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Gilbert M. Denman, Jr.
Object number: DEAC.86.134.170
Provenance: Christie's, London, July 13, 1983, lot 249; sold, Christie's, London, July 16, 1985, lot 407 to Gilbert M. Denman, Jr. (1921-2004), San Antonio; Gilbert M. Denman, Jr., by gift to San Antonio Museum of Art, 1986 [accession number 86.134.170]; deaccessioned in January 2022 and transferred to the Manhattan District Attorney, New York, for restitution to Italy
Published References Christie's London, 13 July 1983, lot 249 Christie's London, 16 July 1985, lot 407 H.A. Shapiro, C.A. Picón, G.D. Scott, III, eds., “Greek Vases in the San Antonio Museum of Art” (San Antonio, 1995) pp. 196-7, no. 99
Not on view


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