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Amphora with Maenads
(Ancient Greece )
On side A two maenads are depicted walking to the right. Two maenads are again depicted on side B. A sphinx is under each handle.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Castel Campanile 1837 [from label on vase at time of acquisition]; Don Marcello Massarenti Collection, Rome [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1902, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 7/27/1987 | Treatment | x-ray |
Geographies
Greece, Attica (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 7 13/16 x Diam: 4 3/4 in. (19.8 x 12 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters with the Massarenti Collection, 1902
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.
48.24