Silver drinking cup

Period: Late Hellenistic or Republican

Date: 1st century B.C.–1st century A.D.

Culture: Roman

Medium: Silver, gold

Dimensions: Overall: 2 3/8 x 7 in. (6 x 17.8 cm)

Classification: Gold and Silver

Credit Line: The Bothmer Purchase Fund, 1991

Accession Number: 1991.11.6.1

Description

These cups are an unusual variant among silver vessels of the Republican period, combining as they do Hellenistic Greek elements (the handle palmettes) with Roman traits (the form of the handles as well as the treatment of the interiors of the bowls).

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