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Jar (stamnos) with Herakles striking Linos

about 480 B.C.
Place of ManufactureAthens, Attica, Greece
Medium/TechniqueCeramic, Red Figure
Dimensions36 cm (14 3/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Herbert A. Cahn
Accession number66.206
On View
On view
ClassificationsVessels
ProvenanceBy 1956: with Münzen und Medaillen A.G., Malzgasse 25, Basel, Switzerland (auction 16, June 30, 1956, lot 124); by 1964: with Herbert A. Cahn (loaned to MFA, March 17, 1965 as 243.65); gift of Herbert A. Cahn to MFA, March 9,1966
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