ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art
Stater with Taras Riding Dolphin (Obverse) and Horse and Rider (Reverse)
AAT Object Form/Functionstaters
Place CreatedTaranto, Italy, Europe
CultureGreek, Apulian
PeriodHellenistic
Dateafter 302 BCE
MediumSilver
Credit LineGift of H. Burke Nicholson, Jr.
Dimensions7/8 x 3/4 in. (2.2 x 1.9 cm)
Object number2005.078.016
Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2004 - June 2008MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 9, 2013 - April 28, 2014
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, July 2014 - Present
ProvenanceEx coll. Hammond Burke Nicholson, Jr. (1917-2007), Atlanta, Georgia, purchased from Spink & Son, Ltd., London, England.
Status
On viewCollections
- Greek and Roman Art
18th Century
ca. 500-480 BCE
ca. 1st Century CE
ca. 450-420 BCE
2nd-4th Century CE
2nd-4th Century CE
mid 4th-early 5th Century CE
ca. 600-550 BCE