id:			120477
accession number:	1941.296
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1941.296
updated:		2024-03-26 01:57:45.581000

Tetradrachm: Head of Athena (obverse); Owl (reverse), 449–440 BCE. Greek, minted at Athens (Attica). Silver; diameter: 2.3 cm (7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. Jacob Hirsch 1941.296

title:				Tetradrachm: Head of Athena (obverse); Owl (reverse)
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creation date:			449–440 BCE
creation date earliest:		-449
creation date latest:		-440
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creditline:			Gift of Dr. Jacob Hirsch
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culture:	Greek, minted at Athens (Attica)
technique:	silver
department:	Greek and Roman Art
collection:	GR - Greek
type:		Coins
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measurements: Diameter: 2.3 cm (7/8 in.)
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	inscription:	ΑΘΕ
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Stamps: Art in Miniature
	opening date:   1955-03-11T05:00:00
	<i>Stamps: Art in Miniature</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 11, 1955-May 12, 2017).

	title:		Stories From Storage
	opening date:   2021-02-07T05:00:00
	<i>Stories From Storage</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 7-May 16, 2021).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Dr. Jacob Hirsch, New York, NY, gifted to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?-1941
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1941-
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