Lot Essay
For another example of this type depicting a scene with Priam and Achilles, see D.E. Strong, Greek and Roman Gold and Silver Plate, 1966, p. 136, plate 35B.
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PROPERTY FROM THE PRIVATE COLLECTION OF JULIAN SHERRIER
A silver and repousse skyphos with cranes
ROMAN OR GANDHARA, CIRCA LATE 1ST CENTURY B.C. - EARLY 1ST CENTURY A.D.
Details
A silver and repousse skyphos with cranes
Roman or Gandhara, circa late 1st century B.C. - early 1st century A.D.
The solid liner with thick, straight walls, the stepped rim with a shallow groove, partially encased in a repoussé relief of cranes, each with a serpent, one with a dolphin and another with a toad behind, alternating with flowering stalks, on a separately made outsplayed ring foot, a separately cast horizontal thumb-plate attached to the casing with vertical ring handle below, the upper surface of the plate cast and engraved with foliate motifs framed by scrolling, palmettes and rosettes, with duck heads at each side along the rim
6 in. (15.4 cm.) diameter excluding handles
4¼ in. (10.8 cm.) high
Roman or Gandhara, circa late 1st century B.C. - early 1st century A.D.
The solid liner with thick, straight walls, the stepped rim with a shallow groove, partially encased in a repoussé relief of cranes, each with a serpent, one with a dolphin and another with a toad behind, alternating with flowering stalks, on a separately made outsplayed ring foot, a separately cast horizontal thumb-plate attached to the casing with vertical ring handle below, the upper surface of the plate cast and engraved with foliate motifs framed by scrolling, palmettes and rosettes, with duck heads at each side along the rim
6 in. (15.4 cm.) diameter excluding handles
4¼ in. (10.8 cm.) high
Provenance
Private Collection, England, prior to 1979
Literature
F. Baratte, East and West: A Central Asian Silver Hoard from the Parthian Era, 2002, p. 23-27, fig. 7-8
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