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
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
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