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Kantharos with Scenes of Lykourgos and Dionysos
1st century BCE-1st century CE (Ptolemaic-Roman Imperial)
silver; repousse
The exterior of this large silver cup is decorated with representations in relief of the punishment of King Lykourgos and Dionysos in a chariot. The foot of the vessel might not belong.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Giovanni Dattari, Cairo, by 1907 [mode of purchase unknown] [said to be from the Delta region, Egypt]. Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris, by 1913, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1913, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Measurements
Overall: 7 7/16 x 6 3/16 in. (18.9 x 15.7 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1913
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
57.929