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Bowl with Anchor and Dolphin Medallion

Date

1st century B.C.

Medium

Silver with gilding

Culture

Near Eastern (Parthian)

Department

Vessels

Institution

Getty Museum

Bowl raised from a single sheet of silver, parcel-gilt. On the inside is an inverted Seleucid anchor and a dolphin on a scale-pattern medallion. The central emblem is gilt as is the trefoil garland band with bound trefoil groups. Gilt wave meander beneath the lip. Weight inscribed under the lip.

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