2021.15

Object Title
Owl skyphos (drinking cup)
Measurements
2 7/8 × 5 3/4 × 3 5/8 in. (7.3 × 14.6 × 9.2 cm)
Creation Date
ca. 400 B.C.
Credit Line
Gift of Curtis Brown
Museum Contact
Jessica Powers, PhD
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://sanantonio.emuseum.com/objects/14520/owl-skyphos-drinking-cup
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
A.D. 800
Provenance Information
Sold by Royal-Athena Galleries, Beverly Hills, CA, to Curtis
Brown, Shreveport, LA, 1989; Curtis Brown, by gift to the
San Antonio Museum of Art, 2021
Exhibition Information
Long-term loan to the Dallas Museum of Art, 1989-1997
(265.1989); long-term loan to the San Antonio Museum of Art, 1998-2021 (L.98.31.7).
Publication Information
N/A
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Gift or bequest expected or on loan prior to 2008
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
The work was on long-term loan at the San Antonio Museum of Art from 1998. The San Antonio Museum of Art maintains a collection of Ancient Mediterranean Art ceramics, and the vessel strengthens this collection.

2019.18.10

Object Title
Drinking cup (kylix or cup-skyphos)
Measurements
h. (at handles) 7.4 cm; h. (at rim) 6.4 cm; w. (incl. handles) 12.2 cm; d. (rim diam.) 7.9 cm; foot diam. 4.4 cm
Creation Date
4th century B.C.
Credit Line
San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of the Estate of Dr. Milton Jacobs
Museum Contact
Jessica Powers, PhD (jessica.powers@samuseum.org)
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://sanantonio.emuseum.com/objects/22590/drinking-cup-kylix-or-cupskyphos?ctx=2e2469e8-98a6-412b-a2c7-23c018516c39&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
A.D. 800
Provenance Information
sold by Moger Ancient Art to Charles Ede Gallery, London, 1974; sold by Charles Ede Gallery to Dr. Milton Jacobs (1927-2018), San Antonio, 1976; gift of his estate to the San Antonio Museum of Art, 2019
Exhibition Information
n/a
Publication Information
Ede Gallery, General Catalogue 99 (Feb. 1975), no. 7
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Cumulative facts and circumstances
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
This work has provenance established to 1974. The San Antonio Museum of Art’s collection has no vessels of this type, and the cup fills a gap in the collection of South Italian ceramics.

2019.18.9

Object Title
Drinking cup (stemless kylix) with laurel wreath and swan
Measurements
h. 5.5 cm (at handle); h. 4.5 cm (at rim); w. (incl. handles) 20.3 cm; d. (rim diam.) 14.2 cm; foot diam 6.0 cm
Creation Date
mid 4th century B.C.
Credit Line
San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of the Estate of Dr. Milton Jacobs
Museum Contact
Jessica Powers, PhD (jessica.powers@samuseum.org)
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://sanantonio.emuseum.com/objects/22589/drinking-cup-stemless-kylix-with-laurel-wreath-and-swan?ctx=f9728652-fadc-4a60-a6e8-014e753036b0&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
A.D. 800
Provenance Information
sold by Antiquités Genard, Liège, to Charles Ede Gallery, London, 1977; sold by Charles Ede Gallery to Dr. Milton Jacobs (1927-2018), San Antonio, 1977; gift of his estate to the San Antonio Museum of Art, 2019
Exhibition Information
n/a
Publication Information
n/a
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Cumulative facts and circumstances
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
This work has provenance established to 1977. The San Antonio Museum of Art’s collection has no vessels of this type, and the cup fills a gap in the collection of South Italian ceramics.
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