A GREEK PARCEL GILT SILVER BOWL

HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.

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A GREEK PARCEL GILT SILVER BOWL
HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.
Raised from a single sheet, the shallow profile of calotte type, with a thick everted rim, the interior engraved with a leaf calyx medallion in the tondo composed of overlapping lanceolate leaves emerging from a rosette and enclosed within a band of wave, framed by a foliate garland enclosed by bands of wave running in opposite directions, a band of wave below the rim, the engraved areas gilt
8 1/8 in. (20.6 cm.) diameter
13.560 oz (421.8 g)

Provenance

Private Collection, Germany, acquired in 1980.
Anonymous Sale; Christie's, New York, 8 June 2007, lot 135.

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Lot Essay

This bowl is related to a large group of Hellenistic silver vessels of similar shape, all thought to be of Eastern origin. A number of them are in the Getty Museum, nos. 1-16 in Pfrommer, Metalwork from the Hellenized East, Catalogue of the Collections.

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