Bronze beaker

5th–4th century BCE

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 171

Beaker that widens from the foot upwards. Undecorated band at the lip. The body is enveloped by overlapping lotus petals that rise from the plain band at the base.

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Title: Bronze beaker
Period: Classical
Date: 5th–4th century BCE
Culture: Greek
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: H. 15.0 cm.
diameter 15.5 cm.
Classification: Bronzes
Credit Line: Purchase, Lewis B. and Dorothy Cullman Foundation Inc. Gift, 1992
Object Number: 1992.11.68
Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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