Gnathian Cup (Primary Title)
Unknown (Artist)
The
single word inscribed on one of these cups (81.17 and 81.52) records the name
Soteria. The name comes from the word soter, whose meanings range from
“deliverer” and “savior” to “kept safe” and was used both as a proper female
name (Soteria) and as the personification of Safety/Deliverance. The name is in
the genitive case, so the inscription may indicate an owner (Soteria’s [cup])
or that someone dedicated it to Deliverance in thanksgiving
Gift of an Anonymous Donor
“The Art of South Italy: Vases from Magna Graecia,” Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (Richmond, VA): 12 May-8 August 1982; Philbrook Art Center (Tulsa, OK): 20 November 1982-9 January 1983; The Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, MI): 7 February-10 April 1983.
March 1981 (Bruce P. McNall, The Summa Galleries Inc., Beverly Hills); [1] Gift to Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA), Richmond; accessioned into VMFA collection May 13, 1981. [2]
[1] In the object file, there is an invoice from The Summa Galleries Inc. listing this object as a gift, dated March 23, 1981.
[2] Information in VMFA Curatorial and Registration records.
[1] In the object file, there is an invoice from The Summa Galleries Inc. listing this object as a gift, dated March 23, 1981.
[2] Information in VMFA Curatorial and Registration records.
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