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© Bruce M. White, 2009.
Calyx-krater Fragment with a Maenad
© Bruce M. White, 2009.
© Bruce M. White, 2009.
© Bruce M. White, 2009.
ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art

Calyx-krater Fragment with a Maenad

Place CreatedArgos, Greece, Europe
CultureGreek
PeriodNeo-Attic
Date1st Century CE
MediumMarble (Pentelikon)
Credit LineCarlos Collection of Ancient Art
Dimensions5 1/4 x 1 5/8 x 3 7/8 in. (13.3 x 4.1 x 9.8 cm)
Object number2006.040.001
Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2013 - September 30, 2014
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, November 17, 2014 - Present
Published ReferencesSotheby's London, Antiquities (December 10-11, 1992), 98, lot 203.
Christie's London, The Stanford Place Collection of Antiquities (April 26, 2006), 70-71, lot 38.
Jasper Gaunt, "A Marble Krater from Samothrace," in Samothracian Connections: Essays in Honor of James R. McCredie, ed. Olga Palagia, et al (Oakville: Oxbow Books, 2010), 175, figure 12.3.
ProvenanceEx coll. Sir Charles Walston (1856-1927), purchased near Argos, Greece, 1893. Thence by descent to Elizabeth, Lady Walston. Sotheby's London, 11 December 1992, Lot 203. Ex coll. Sir Claude Hankes-Drielsma [Stanford Place Collection], Great Britain. Purchased by MCCM from Christie's London, April 26, 2006, lot 38.
Status
On view
Collections
  • Greek and Roman Art