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Image Not Available for Tetradrachm with Head of Athena (Obverse) and Owl (Reverse)
Tetradrachm with Head of Athena (Obverse) and Owl (Reverse)
Image Not Available for Tetradrachm with Head of Athena (Obverse) and Owl (Reverse)
ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art

Tetradrachm with Head of Athena (Obverse) and Owl (Reverse)

AAT Object Form/Functiontetradrachms
Place CreatedAthens, Greece, Europe
CultureGreek
PeriodClassical
Dateca. 430-406 BCE
MediumSilver
Credit LineGift of H. Burke Nicholson, Jr.
Dimensions1 x 13/16 in. (2.5 x 2.1 cm)
Object number2005.078.035
Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2004 - June 2008
MCCM Permanent Collection Gallery, September 9, 2013 - April 28, 2014
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, July 2014 - July 2015
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, October 29, 2019 - Present
ProvenanceEx coll. Hammond Burke Nicholson, Jr. (1917-2007), Atlanta, Georgia, purchased from Spink & Son, Ltd., London, England.
Status
On view
Collections
  • Greek and Roman Art