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Fragment of a Vase
16th century BCE or early 20th century (Late Minoan or modern)
black steatite, carved
(Ancient Greece )
(Ancient Greece )
This fragment of a vase has incised lines filled with white around figures. Depicted are two boxers and a fragment of a third to the right towards a column.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Leon Gruel, Paris, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1929, [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Greece, Crete (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 5 7/16 in. (13.8 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1929
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
23.195