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Stater of Knossos
2nd-mid 1st century BCE (Hellenistic)
silver; struck
Obverse: Head of female figure with headband, right. Reverse: Labyrinth with eight-pointed (Macedonian) star in center.
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.
Hesperia Art, Philadelphia, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1966, by purchase.
Geographies
Greece, Crete, Knossos (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Max diam: 1 1/16 in. (2.64 cm); axis: 12:00
Credit Line
Museum Purchase, 1966
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.
59.724