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Drinking bowl
Greek
Early Hellenistic Period
Late 4th or early 3rd century B.C.
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 6.3 x 9.8 cm (2 1/2 x 3 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
John H. and Ernestine A. Payne Fund
Accession Number58.319
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
Arretine Pottery (MFA), pl. 37.
DescriptionDrinking bowl of Persian type. Shallow bowl with wide flaring rim. On shoulder, elaborate gilded design of various patterns (dotted circles, leaves, zigzags) in separate blocks; and below a continuous guilloche pattern. On body, elongated tongues with raised edges; and on bottom, eight-petalled rosettes. Several cracks in lower wall, and signs of repairing, but no restoration.
Said to be from Asia Minor.
Said to be from Asia Minor.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Dr. Hugo Weissmann, 96 Charles Street, Boston, Mass.; purchased by MFA from Dr. Hugo Weissmann, March 13, 1958, for $ 1,500.00 (this is the total price of 58.319-58.320)