Mixing Bowl (Calyx Krater) with Triptolemos and Demeter
- Attributed to
- Marlay Painter, Attic Greek, active c.450–c.420 BCE
- Date
- mid-5th century BCE
- Material
- Red-figure ceramic
- associated with
- Sterea Ellás-Évvoia region, Greece, Europe
- Classification
- Ceramics, containers
- Collection
- Ancient Art
- Current Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 12 3/4 x 13 3/8 x 13 3/8 in. (32.4 x 34 x 34 cm)
- Credit Line
- Museum Purchase
- Rights
- Public Domain
- Object Number
- 2:1929
Provenance
Said to have been found near Naples, Italy [1]
by 1791 - 1801
Sir William Hamilton, England [2]
1801 - 1917
Thomas Hope, England, purchased from Sir William Hamilton; and his family by inheritance [3]
1917
In auction, "Catalogue of the celebrated collection of Greek, Roman and Egyptian Sculpture...being a portion of the Hope heirlooms...," at Christie's, London, lot no. 70 [4]
by 1919 - 1929
Spink and Son, Ltd, London [5]
1929 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from Spink and Son, Ltd [6]
Notes:
[1] Grossman, B. "An Attic Kalyx Krater by the Marlay Painter," Museum Monographs, vol. 1, 1968, pp. 64-74.
[2] See note [1]. Also illustrated in Tischbein, J.H.W. 1791. "Collection of Engravings from Ancient Vases...Now in the Possession of Sir William Hamilton," vol. 1, pl. 8a [copy in SLAM document files].
[3] In 1917, the krater was sold through Christie's by Lord Francis Pelham Clinton Hope, a descendant of Sir Thomas Hope, to an unknown buyer ["Catalogue of the celebrated collection of Greek, Roman and Egyptian Sculpture and Ancient Greek Vases: being a portion of the Hope heirlooms removed from Deepdene...," London: Clowes, 1917. p.14, no. 70].
[4] See note [3].
[5] Included in a 1919 exhibition catalog published by Spink and Son, Ltd. ["An Exhibition of Antiques, Sculpture, Vases, and Bronzes." London: Spink and Son, Ltd., 1919, p. 21].
[6] Bill of sale from Spink and Son, dated January 24, 1929 [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Administrative Board of Control of the City Art Museum, January 24, 1929.
by 1791 - 1801
Sir William Hamilton, England [2]
1801 - 1917
Thomas Hope, England, purchased from Sir William Hamilton; and his family by inheritance [3]
1917
In auction, "Catalogue of the celebrated collection of Greek, Roman and Egyptian Sculpture...being a portion of the Hope heirlooms...," at Christie's, London, lot no. 70 [4]
by 1919 - 1929
Spink and Son, Ltd, London [5]
1929 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from Spink and Son, Ltd [6]
Notes:
[1] Grossman, B. "An Attic Kalyx Krater by the Marlay Painter," Museum Monographs, vol. 1, 1968, pp. 64-74.
[2] See note [1]. Also illustrated in Tischbein, J.H.W. 1791. "Collection of Engravings from Ancient Vases...Now in the Possession of Sir William Hamilton," vol. 1, pl. 8a [copy in SLAM document files].
[3] In 1917, the krater was sold through Christie's by Lord Francis Pelham Clinton Hope, a descendant of Sir Thomas Hope, to an unknown buyer ["Catalogue of the celebrated collection of Greek, Roman and Egyptian Sculpture and Ancient Greek Vases: being a portion of the Hope heirlooms removed from Deepdene...," London: Clowes, 1917. p.14, no. 70].
[4] See note [3].
[5] Included in a 1919 exhibition catalog published by Spink and Son, Ltd. ["An Exhibition of Antiques, Sculpture, Vases, and Bronzes." London: Spink and Son, Ltd., 1919, p. 21].
[6] Bill of sale from Spink and Son, dated January 24, 1929 [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Administrative Board of Control of the City Art Museum, January 24, 1929.
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