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Dekadrachm with Head of Arethusa

Artist Culture
Greek, c.900–31 BC,
Syracusan
Period
Classical period, 480–323 BC
Style of
Euainetos, Ancient Greek, active early 5th century BC
Date
405–395 BC
Material
Silver
Current Location
On View, Gallery 320 East
Dimensions
41.85 grams
1 5/16 in. (3.4 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased from Edna Jane Musick as a memorial to James B. Musick
Rights
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Object Number
123:1945
- c.1940
St. Louis Stamp and Coin Co., St. Louis, MO, USA

c.1940 - 1945
James Boggs Musick, St. Louis, MO, purchased from St. Louis Stamp and Coin Co.; Edna Jane Musick, Ashfork, AZ, by inheritance [1]

1945 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from Edna Jane Musick [2]


Notes:
[1] Listed in a notebook assumed to have belonged to James Boggs Musick, which contains the catalogue of Musick's collection. Obituary of James Boggs Musick gives his relationship to Edna Jane Musick as his sister [SLAM document files].

[2] A typed note (perhaps a personal invoice?) dated November 14, 1945 lists Miss Musick and her AZ residence, along with the collection of sixty-two coins (120-181:1945) [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Administrative Board of Control of the City Art Museum, October 4, 1945.