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Bowl with Leaf Calyx Medallion and Tendril Frieze

Date

2nd–1st century B.C.

Medium

Silver

Culture

Near Eastern (Parthian)

Department

Vessels

Institution

Getty Museum

Bowl raised from a single sheet of silver, parcel-gilt. On the inside, as a medallion, a gilt, sixteen-leaf star on a dotted background. The back row of leaves is beaded but without any indication of ribs. The calyx was very cursorily worked. Framing 'endless' ivy and blossom tendril. Tendril frieze and background are gilt. A gilt strip runs beneath the lip. Undecorated exterior.

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