Polygnotos
Stamnos with Herakles and a Dancing Satyr

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Artistpainted by Group of PolygnotosGreek (Attic), 5th Century BC

CultureGreek (Attic)

Titles

Stamnos with Herakles and a Dancing Satyr

Datec. 440–420 BC

Probable placeGreece

MediumTerracotta

Dimensions10 1/4 × 10 1/2 × 9 1/2 in. (26 × 26.7 × 24.1 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Meredith J. Long and Fayez Sarofim in honor of Frances Marzio at "One Great Night in November, 2003"

Object number2003.713

Current Location

The Audrey Jones Beck Building

200 Jamail Atrium

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Antiquities

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Provenance[Donati Arte Classica, Lugano, Switzerland]; Ferruccio Bolla (1911–1984), Lugano, Swtizerland, 1970s; [Kunstwerke der Antike, Münzen und Medaillen, Auktion 70, November 14, 1986, lot 218]; private collection, by 2000; [Christie's, New York, December 7, 2000, lot 445, bought in]; purchased by [Phoenix Ancient Art, Inc., New York/Geneva, 2000–2003]; purchased by MFAH, 2003.
Exhibition HistoryStamnoi, Corner Bank, Lugano, 1976–77.
Stamnoi, The J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu, March–May 1980.

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