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Ladle
Greek, East Greek
Late Hellenistic Period
late 1st century B.C.
Medium/Technique
Silver with gold leaf
Dimensions
Length: 17 cm (6 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Seth K. Sweetser Fund
Accession Number61.159
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsTableware
DescriptionPanther-headed terminal to handle, grooves and cut-out vloutes along shaft and elaborate scrollwork where handle joins cup. Cup cast with honeysuckle ornament in relief on exterior. The panther was associated with Dionysos god of wine.
ProvenanceBy 1960: with Hesperia Art, 2219 St. James Place, Philadelphia 3, Pa. (said to have been found in western Asia Minor with three silver cups bought by the British Museum and a silver cup bought by the Toledo Museum of Art); March 8, 1961: purchased by MFA from Hesperia Art for $ 1,000-.