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Hellenistic parcel gilt silver beaker with a hemispherical body, long waisted neck and everted rim; the body decorated with fluting below a band of dotted ovolo, the neck incised with an ivy and acanthus tendril frieze, on a concave base.

h. 10.2 x w. 9.5 x Ø 8.4 cm

Later 4th century BC

Gilt, silver

Provenance

Ex private collection, Hannover, Germany, in the early 20th century
Acquired by Royal-Athena Galleries at Christie's New York, 11th December 2003, lot 166
Acquired at Royal-Athena Galleries, New York, 24th June 2009

Publications

Christie's New York, Sale, 11th December 2003, lot 166
J. M. Eisenberg, Art of the Ancient World, Royal-Athena Galleries, 2005, vol. XVI, p. 57, lot 134
J. Boardman, "Greek Art" in M. Merrony (ed.), Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France, 2011, p. 67, fig. 33

Exhibitions

Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, from June 2011

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Hellenistic Gilt Silver Beaker

Provenance

Publications

Exhibitions