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Mixing bowl (column-krater) with two bearded men and a woman flanked by sphinxes
Greek
Archaic Period
about 560–550 B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Greece, Attica, Athens
Medium/Technique
Ceramic, Black Figure
Dimensions
25.5 cm (10 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Edward Robinson and Edward Perry Warren, by exchange
Accession Number60.1452
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
CVA Boston 2, pl. 060-061.
DescriptionOn handle plates: pairs of bearded heads. Under each handle: swan.
Side A: Two bearded men, a woman; sphinxes flanking.
Side B: Siren between two panthers.
Recomposed, restorations: half of the woman's face; flaking.
Side A: Two bearded men, a woman; sphinxes flanking.
Side B: Siren between two panthers.
Recomposed, restorations: half of the woman's face; flaking.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Münzen und Medaillen A.G., Malzgasse 25, Basel, Switzerland (auction 16, June 30, 1956, lot 87); by 1958: with Kricheldorf, Stuttgart (auction 6, October 22, 1958, lot 34); by 1960: with Münzen und Medaillen A.G.; December 14, 1960: purchased by MFA from Münzen und Medaillen A.G. for $ 1,500.00