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Skyphos

Skyphos · 300–250 B.C.

Wine cup, with out-turned rim and curving, facetted, loop handles. Cruciform engraving on the interior; high, profiled foot.
This type of vessel was especially popular in the northern reaches of the Greek world during the Hellenistic period.

Shape

Skyphos

Date

300–250 B.C.

Culture

Greek

Dimensions

H: 7.00 cm W: 19.00 cm D: 9.40 cm

Medium

Silver

Museum

J. Paul Getty Museum

Accession Number

72.AM.34

Image Source

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