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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)

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