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THBGreek Hellenistic Silver Vessel, ex-Christie's
Lot 39
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Day 1 of an important 2-day auction featuring exceptional art from around the world - Egyptian, Greek, Etruscan, Roman, Viking, Russian, Near Eastern; Asian Art from China, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, Burma, India; Fine Art from the 17th century to present. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Greece, late Hellenistic Period, ca. late 2nd to 1st century BCE. An elegant cup formed from a hammered sheet of nearly-pure (99%) silver. The vessel is defined by a hemispherical body atop a slightly-concave discoid foot, a gently-corseted cylindrical neck, carinated shoulders, and an outsplayed rim decorated along the interior with a ring of bead-form molding in repousse. During the Hellenistic period, wealthy Greeks used silver as a marker of wealth more often than they had in the past. During the 5th century BCE, a new silver source was discovered in the Laurium Hills in Attica, which was extensively mined soon thereafter. The profits from the mines enriched several Athenian families and created a greater pool of silver with which artisans could produce fine goods like this cup. Size: 4.25" W x 4" H (10.8 cm x 10.2 cm); quality of silver: 99%; total weight: 245.0 grams.
For a stylistically-similar example with additional body detailing from the early Hellenistic Period, please see The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 1972.118.159: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/255470
Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection; ex-Christie's, New York Antiquities auction (sale 3748, June 4, 2015, lot 43); ex-William Froelich collection, New York, USA, acquired in 1991 from Boris Mussienko, Upper Marlboro, Maryland, USA
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#145883Repair and possible restoration to area just beneath lip. Slight indentations to body and neck, light softening to molded motifs with encrustations within recessed areas, and light abrasions across most surfaces. Light earthen deposits and fine patina throughout.Condition
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