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Funerary plaque (pinax) with three mourning women

about 625–610 B.C.
Medium/TechniquePainted terracotta
DimensionsOverall: 38.2 x 39.3cm (15 1/16 x 15 1/2in.)
Credit LineCharles Amos Cummings Fund
Accession number27.147
On View
On view
ClassificationsPaintings
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Jacob Hirsch, 31 Quai du Mont-Blanc, Geneva (said to have been found in Athens); purchased by MFA from Jacob Hirsch, February 3, 1927, for $ 1,250.00 (the total price for MFA 27.146 and 27.147)
Female mourner
About 575 B.C.
Young soldier
early 3rd century B.C.
Shield with a head of Helios
late 4th–first half of 3rd century B.C.
Shield with a head of Helios
late 4th–first half of 3rd century B.C.
Shield with a head of Helios
late 4th–first half of 3rd century B.C.
Shield with a head of Helios
late 4th–first half of 3rd century B.C.
Shield with a head of Helios
late 4th–first half of 3rd century B.C.
Shield with a head of Helios
late 4th–first half of 3rd century B.C.
Shield with a head of Medusa
late 4th–first half of 3rd century B.C.
Shield with a head of Medusa
late 4th–first half of 3rd century B.C.