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Historic Images of the Greek Bronze Age: The Reproductions of E. Gilliéron and Son

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Seán Hemingway, curator, Department of Greek and Roman Art, discusses early twentieth-century reproductions of works from Sir Arthur Evans's historic excavations of Minoan Crete and Heinrich Schliemann's Mycenaean Greece.

This lecture was recorded on September 9, 2011, in conjunction with the exhibition Historic Images of the Greek Bronze Age: The Reproductions of E. Gilliéron & Son, on view May 17, 2011, through June 17, 2012.

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Attributed to the Group of Athena-Head Pyxides 

Period:
Classical
Date:
ca. 400 B.C.
Culture:
Greek, Attic
Medium:
Terracotta; red-figure
Dimensions:
H. with cover 2 1/16 in. (5.3 cm) H. without cover 1 7/16 in. (3.7 cm) diameter of box and cover 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm)
Classification:
Vases
Credit Line:
Rogers Fund, 1923
Accession Number:
23.160.14a, b

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 159

130011846

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