A GREEK PARCEL GILT SILVER CUP
HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.
A GREEK PARCEL GILT SILVER CUP HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C. The conical body divided from the tall flaring rim by a raised rounded band, the body tapering to the narrow stem, on a disk foot, the band framed by incised and gilt wave pattern in opposite directions, the rim ornamented with a broad band of four pair of winged horned lion-griffins arranged heraldically on either side of a foliate motif, the monster with its head turned back, each mouth open, the tongue lolling, two of the foliate motifs topped with a spread-winged bird 5¼ in. (13.3 cm.) high
A GREEK PARCEL GILT SILVER CUP
HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.
A GREEK PARCEL GILT SILVER CUP HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C. The conical body divided from the tall flaring rim by a raised rounded band, the body tapering to the narrow stem, on a disk foot, the band framed by incised and gilt wave pattern in opposite directions, the rim ornamented with a broad band of four pair of winged horned lion-griffins arranged heraldically on either side of a foliate motif, the monster with its head turned back, each mouth open, the tongue lolling, two of the foliate motifs topped with a spread-winged bird 5¼ in. (13.3 cm.) high
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