Two-handled vessel (nestoris) depicting athletes in conversation with girls
late fifth century B.C.
Place of ManufactureLucania, Italy
Medium/TechniqueCeramic, Red Figure
DimensionsHeight: 49.6 cm (19 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift of Widgie and Peter Aldrich
Accession number1998.588
On View
Not on viewClassificationsVessels
Collections
ProvenanceDecember 13-14, 1982, anonymous sale, Sotheby's, London, lot 298. December 10, 1996, anonymous sale, Sotheby's, London, lot 191 [see note 1], to Peter and Widgie Aldrich; 1998, partial year-end gift of the Aldriches to the MFA [see note 2]; 2006, remaining interest given by the Aldriches to the MFA; September 21, 2006, deaccessioned by the MFA for transfer to the Republic of Italy.
NOTES: [1] Noted in the catalogue to have been on loan to the Borchardt Library, La Trobe University, Melbourne, between 1988 and 1994. [2] MFA accession date: January 27, 1999.
For further information, please see: http://www.mfa.org/collections/provenance/antiquities-and-cultural-property/italian-ministry-of-culture-agreement
NOTES: [1] Noted in the catalogue to have been on loan to the Borchardt Library, La Trobe University, Melbourne, between 1988 and 1994. [2] MFA accession date: January 27, 1999.
For further information, please see: http://www.mfa.org/collections/provenance/antiquities-and-cultural-property/italian-ministry-of-culture-agreement
the Phiale Painter (also known as the Boston Phiale Painter)
about 430 B.C.
the Phiale Painter (also known as the Boston Phiale Painter)
430–425 B.C.
the Phiale Painter (also known as the Boston Phiale Painter)
about 430 B.C.
the Phiale Painter (also known as the Boston Phiale Painter)
about 430 B.C.
the Andokides Painter
about 525–520 B.C.
