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© Bruce M. White, 2008.
Tetradrachm with Head of Athena (Obverse) and Owl (Reverse)
© Bruce M. White, 2008.
© Bruce M. White, 2008.
© Bruce M. White, 2008.
ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art

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

AAT Object Form/Functiontetradrachms
Place CreatedAthens, Greece, Europe
CultureGreek, Attic
PeriodClassical
Dateca. 460 BCE
MediumSilver
Credit LineGift of H. Burke Nicholson, Jr.
Dimensions7/8 x 7/8 in. (2.2 x 2.2 cm)
Object number2005.078.044
Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2004 - June 2008
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, July 2014 - September 20, 2021
MCCM Permanent Collection Gallery, November 23, 2021 - September 18, 2023
Published ReferencesMichael C. Carlos Museum: Highlights of the Collections (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2011), 58-59.
Jenifer Neils, "Athens in the Time of the Berlin Painter," in The Berlin Painter and His World, ed. J. Michael Padgett (Princeton: Princeton University Art Museum, 2017), 11, figure 15.
ProvenanceEx coll. Hammond Burke Nicholson, Jr. (1917-2007), Atlanta, Georgia, purchased from Spink & Son, Ltd., London, England.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Greek and Roman Art