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Stater of Thebes
395-338 BCE (Classical)
silver; struck
Obverse: Boeotian shield. Reverse: Volute crater.
The inscription on the reverse probably refers to the issuing magistrate within the Theban oligarchy.
Inscription
Provenance
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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.
Walters Art Museum, 1945, by purchase.
Geographies
Greece, Boiotia, Thebes (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Max diam: 7/8 in. (2.21 cm); axis: 12:00
Credit Line
Museum purchase, 1945
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
59.670