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Red-Figure Column Krater

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

CULTURES Greek; Attic
MEDIUM Clay, slip
DATES 5th century B.C.E., or earlier
DIMENSIONS 19 9/16 × greatest diam. 17 5/16 in. (49.7 × 44 cm)  (show scale)
ACCESSION NUMBER 09.6
CREDIT LINE Gift of Robert B. Woodward
PROVENANCE Archaeological provenance not yet documented, reportedly found near Agrigento, Italy, possibly from Ruvo di Puglia, Italy; before 1816, acquired by M. de Lalo of Naples, Italy; by March 1816, inherited from M. de Lalo by Giovanni Gherardo de Rossi of Naples; by 1817, acquired from Giovanni Gherardo de Rossi by John Thomas Coghill of Knaresborough, England; between 1817 and 1874, provenance not yet documented; before July 1874, possibly acquired by Samuel Rogers of Islington, England; by July 1874, acquired by Charles Richard Taylor; July 2, 1874, sold at Sotheby's, Taylor Collection, lot 735, probably purchased by a Warren or Walford; between 1874 and 1909, provenance not yet documented; before 1909, acquired by Henri De Morgan of Francescas, France and New York, NY; January 16, 1909, purchased from Henri de Morgan at Fifth Avenue Art Galleries, New York, "Greek vases also antique iridescent glass cameos, intaglios and silver coins," lot 140, by Robert B. Woodward for the Brooklyn Museum.
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CAPTION Painter of London E489. Red-Figure Column Krater, 5th century B.C.E., or earlier. Clay, slip, 19 9/16 × greatest diam. 17 5/16 in. (49.7 × 44 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Robert B. Woodward, 09.6. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 09.6_front_PS11.jpg)
IMAGE front, 09.6_front_PS11.jpg., 2018
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