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Owl Skyphos
Owl Skyphos

Owl Skyphos

Artist Unknown
Datecirca 400–350 BCE
MediumRed-figure ceramic
DimensionsH. 3 1/2 x Diam. of body 3 3/4 in. (8.9 x 9.5 cm); W. (including handles) 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Hanes
Object numberG.79.6.6
On View
On view
ProvenanceSale, New York, Sotheby Parke Bernet, May 19, 1979, lot 171, illus.(b-w); sold to Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Hanes, Winston-Salem, NC; given to NCMA, 1979.Published ReferencesSale Catalogue #4253. Sotheby Parke Bernet, Inc. (May 19, 1979), illus. 171.
Exhibition HistoryRaleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, “Recent Acquisitions,” November 5, 1979-May, 1980.

Raleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "The People's Collection, Reimagined," October 7, 2022–present.
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