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Hecte (1/6 stater) of Mytilene
377-326 BCE (Classical-early Hellenistic)
electrum; struck
Obverse: Head of Demeter, veiled, with wheat-ear crown and disc earrings, right. Reverse: Tripod with pendants on either side; inside square border.
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.
Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Greece, Lesbos, Mytilene (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Max diam: 1/2 in. (1.2 cm); axis: 6:00
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
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.
59.534