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Reproduction of a gilt electrum one-handled cup

Stamped by E. Gilliéron 

Period:
Late Helladic I
Date:
ca. 1600-1450 B.C.
Culture:
Mycenaean
Medium:
electrotype
Dimensions:
Other: 6 x 8 3/8 x 6 5/8 in. (15.2 x 21.3 x 16.8 cm)
Credit Line:
Dodge Fund, 1906
Accession Number:
06.206

This artwork is part of Historic Images of the Greek Bronze Age: The Reproductions of E. Gilliéron & Son

This artwork is not on display

  • Description

    Stamped on the base "E. GILLIERON ATHENES"
    Gilt silver electrotype

    Excavated 1876 in Shaft Grave IV, Grave Circle A, Mycenae.

    This replica is a restored version of the original, which was damaged during its long deposition in the earth. Gillieron made a mold directly from the original and then straightened the stem and smoothed the corroded surface in an attempt to capture the original splendour of this large ritual vessel. Three inlaid gilt altars decked with flowers decorate the band on the upper body.

    The original is in the National Archaeological Museum, Athens.

  • References

    Heinrich, S. 1880. Mycenae: A Narrative of Research and Discoveries at Mycenae and Tiryns. New York: C. Scribnerls Sons, 240, fig. 348.

    Schuchhardt, K. 1891. Schliemann's Excavations: an Archeological and Historical Study. London; New York: Macmillan and Co., 239-40, fig. 239.

    Richter, G.M.A. 1906. "Reproduction of Mycenaean Metal Work." The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin 1:123-24.

    Evans, A.J. 1921. Palace of Minos at Knossos. Vol. 1. London: Macmillan and Co., 245, fig. 183 (1-2).

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