ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art
Didrachm with Sphinx and Amphora (Obverse) and Incuse (Reverse)
AAT Object Form/Functiondidrachms
Place CreatedTurkey, Asia
CultureGreek
PeriodArchaic
Dateca. 530-500 BCE
MediumSilver
Credit LineGift of H. Burke Nicholson, Jr.
Dimensions3/4 x 3/8 in. (1.9 x 1 cm)
Object number2005.078.030
Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Gallery, September 9, 2013 - April 28, 2014MCCM 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
ca. 480-424 BCE
ca. 600-550 BCE
ca. 500-450 BCE
early 6th Century BCE
ca. 494-439 BCE