VesselsMycenaean19th-20th century

Reproduction of a Gold Vapheio Cup

19th-20th century

Artists

Emile Gilliéron or sonArtist

Description

Reproduction of a gold Vapheio cup with repoussé decoration showing a calm scene of a youth tying a captured bull. The original was found in a tholos tomb in Vapheio, Laconia.

Classification

Vessels

Technique

Electrotype

Medium

Electrotype of gold original; repoussé

Culture

Mycenaean

Period

Helladic period, Late

Century

19th-20th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

7.6 x 9.9 cm (3 x 3 7/8 in.)

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