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Pitcher (oinochoe) with old man and warrior departing
Manner of: the Shuvalov Painter
Greek
Classical Period
about 430–420 B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Greece, Attica, Athens
Medium/Technique
Ceramic, Red Figure
Dimensions
18.9 cm (7 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bartlett Collection—Museum purchase with funds from the Francis Bartlett Donation of 1900
Accession Number03.794
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionYoung man fully armed stands before white-haired father, seated.
[Label text]:
A young, armed man bids farewell to his elderly father before departing for battle on this pitcher.
[Label text]:
A young, armed man bids farewell to his elderly father before departing for battle on this pitcher.
ProvenanceBy 1903: with Edward Perry Warren (according to Warren's records: Bought in London.); purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren, March 24, 1903