Lot Essay
Cf. A. Oliver, Silver for the Gods, Toledo Museum of Art, 1977, p. 124, nos. 78 and 79 for a similar pair from South Russia.
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1ST CENTURY B.C.
Details
AN EARLY ROMAN SILVER SKYPHOS
1ST CENTURY B.C.
The cup with tall concave sides and convex base, the rim and lower edge with gilded decorative border composed of a beaded and foliate band, grooves around the interior rim, with additional twin wishbone handles and foot
3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm.) high
1ST CENTURY B.C.
The cup with tall concave sides and convex base, the rim and lower edge with gilded decorative border composed of a beaded and foliate band, grooves around the interior rim, with additional twin wishbone handles and foot
3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired in 1990.
Special notice
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