Inv. n°: MMoCA310

Hellenistic Gilt Silver Beaker

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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