Art Institute of Chicago

Stater (Coin) Depicting a Sea Turtle

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Date: 600-550 BCE
Medium: Silver
Culture: Greece
Department: Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
Institution: Art Institute of Chicago
Object ID: 9646

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The front of this coin depicts a sea turtle. On the back is a geometric design of a square divided into 5 triangles

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Credit line: Gift of Mrs. William Nelson Pelouze
Provenance: Mrs. William Nelson (Helen T.) Pelouze (1866-1953), Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1923.