Silver-gilt cup (one of a pair), Late Classical or Hellenistic, 4th–3rd century B.C., Greek, South Italian, Silver, gold, H. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm); diameter 5 15/16 in. (15 cm); length including handles 10 1/16 in. (25.5 cm), Gold and Silver, 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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Silver-gilt cup, pair, Late Classical, Hellenistic, 4th–3rd century B.C, Greek, South Italian, Silver, gold, H, 2 3/8, 6 cm, diameter, 5 15/16, 15, length, handles 10 1/16, 25.5, Gold, remarkable, delicate thin-walled cups, survived, reasonably good, condition, given, bowls, hammered, sheet, silver, cast
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