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Kylix with Mask of Dionysus and Gorgon's Head Medallion
(Ancient Greece )
This kylix displays a mask of Dionysus on each side of the exterior, flanked by eyes. The medallion on the interior displays a gorgon's head.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
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: 3 13/16 × W with handles: 14 7/8 × Diam: 12 3/16 in. (9.7 × 37.8 × 30.9 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters with the Massarenti Collection, 1902
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.
48.42