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Bowl with Leaf Calyx Medallion

Date

2nd century B.C.

Medium

Silver with gilding

Culture

Near Eastern (Parthian)

Department

Vessels

Institution

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Bowl raised from a single sheet of silver, parcel-gilt. As a medallion on the inside center, six lanceolate leaves and six acanthus leaves form a calyx around a small frieze, around which is a small five-leaf central rosette. Seleucid acanthus leaves with round serrations are used for the back row of the calyx. A beaded line and a wave meander border the medallion. Except for the lanceolate leaves, the emblem is gilt. Beneath the lip runs a guilloche, a wave meander, and a miniature leaf frieze. Undecorated exterior.

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