Cleveland Museum of Art

Bowl

Date

200–1 BCE

Medium

silver gilt

Culture

Greece, late Hellenistic period

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

The exterior surface of this silver bowl is lavishly decorated with floral motifs. The bottom of the bowl is decorated with a floral design based on the lotus blossom, a popular motif in ancient Greece and Egypt. More petals and leaves radiate outward, alternating between water lily petals and acanthus leaves. Tendrils and blossoms fill the open spaces between the floral designs. Silver-gilt, a technique of layering a thin layer of gold over silver, was used to decorate this bowl.

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