Ram's head rhyton with a seated youth receiving shield and spear from a woman
about 460–450 B.C.
Place of ManufactureAthens, Attica, Greece
Medium/TechniqueCeramic, Red Figure technique
DimensionsHeight: 21.2 cm (8 3/8 in.); diameter: 13.2 cm (5 3/16 in.)
Credit LineCatharine Page Perkins Fund
Accession number95.38
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ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren (according to his records: bought in Rome, said to be from Campania (probably Carti or Capua), but it seemed that it could be traced to Greece); 1895: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren for $ 29,857.37 (this figure is the total price for MFA 95.9-95.174)
the Sotades Painter
about 460 B.C.
the Phiale Painter (also known as the Boston Phiale Painter)
about 430 B.C.