Lot 191
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A LATE HELLADIC GOLD RIBBED BOWL
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A LATE HELLADIC GOLD RIBBED BOWL

CIRCA 1500-1100 B.C.

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A LATE HELLADIC GOLD RIBBED BOWL
CIRCA 1500-1100 B.C.
The 'basket-like' container of hammered sheet gold, decorated with a repoussé rosette on the base, the flaring sides with close horizontal ribbing
5 in. (12.7 cm.) diam. approx; 2¼ in. (5.7 cm.) high
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis

Lot Essay

Cf. V. Vermeersch and J-M. Duvosquel (eds.), The Royal Museums of Art and History, Antiquity, Brussels, 1988, p. 95, Inv. A.2249 for a Mycenaean sheet gold cup of similar form; and F. Bisson de la Roque, Trésor de Tôd, Le Caire, 1950, pls. XVII-XVIII, nos. 70627, 70629, 70631, "un trésor asiatique" comprising Levantine and Aegean silver cups and Mesopotamian lapis lazuli amulets, cylinder seals and beads found in the temple of Montu at Tod, in Upper Egypt.

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