Details
| Artist | Greek |
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| Title |
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| Date | 4th Century BC |
| Medium | earthenware |
| Dimensions | Height x Diameter: 6 1/2 x 2 3/8 x 2 3/8 in. (16.5 x 6.0 x 6.0 cm) per B. Madigan: 11.7 x 6.1 cm diameter of mouth: 3.6 cm diameter of foot: 4.8 cm |
| Credit Line | City of Detroit Purchase |
| Accession Number | 24.149 |
| Department | Greco-Roman and Ancient European |
| Not On View |
Signed, Marks, Inscriptions
| Marks | Paper label on bottom: H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh |
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Provenance
Gotha, Collection of the Dukes of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha;
Gotha, Collection Herzog Albert Ernest Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha [Collection placed on deposit--Gotha, Schloss Friedenstein, no. 324], from whom purchased by the DIA in 1924.
Gotha, Collection Herzog Albert Ernest Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha [Collection placed on deposit--Gotha, Schloss Friedenstein, no. 324], from whom purchased by the DIA in 1924.
Published References
Madigan, B., Corinthian and Attic Vases in the Detroit Institute of Arts, (Monumenta Graeca et Romana), vol. 12, Leiden/Boston, 2008, pp. 56-57, cat. 72, fig. 103 (attributed to Robinson's type 2 of palmette lekythoi).
