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

Gilt copper-alloy electrotype

Culture

Mycenaean

Period

Helladic period, Late

Century

19th-20th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

7.4 x 10.2 cm (2 15/16 x 4 in.)

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