Libation bowl (phiale) with a cicada modeled on interior
Sotades
about 460 B.C.
Place of ManufactureAthens, Attica, Greece
Medium/TechniqueCeramic, White Ground
DimensionsHeight: 4.7 cm (1 7/8 in.); diameter: 16.5 cm (6 1/2 in.)
Credit LineHenry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession number98.886
ClassificationsVessels
Inscriptions"Sotades made [it]" SO[TADES] E[POIE]
SΟ[ΤΑΔΕS] Ε[PΟΙΕ]ProvenanceBy date unknown: A. van Branteghem Collection (Hotel Drouot auction of van Branteghem Collection, Paris, May 30-31, June 1, 1892, lot 159 [said to have been found in Athens in 1890]; by date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren (according to his records: found in Athens in building Merlin's block in the Stadion Street, corner of Odos Kolokotroni opposite the King's stables); 1898: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren for $ 69,618.13 (this figure is the total price for MFA 98.641-98.940)
