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It is remarkable that these delicate thin-walled cups have survived in reasonably good condition, given that their bowls were hammered from a sheet of silver rather than cast.
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Title: Silver-gilt cup (one of a pair)
Period: Late Classical or Hellenistic
Date: 4th–3rd century BCE
Culture: Greek, South Italian
Medium: Silver, gold
Dimensions: H. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm); diameter 5 15/16 in. (15 cm); length including handles 10 1/16 in. (25.5 cm)
Classification: Gold and Silver
Credit Line: Purchase, Patti Cadby Birch Gift, 1993
Object Number: 1993.367.2
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