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Wine Strainer
(Roman Empire )
This strainer for wine has a deep, pointed bowl perforated with tiny holes. It has two vertical handles (made separately), each shaped to fit the grip of the thumb and forefinger, an arrangement usually found on drinking cups.
Provenance
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[Found near lake Trasimene, Northern Italy]; Arnold Ruesch, Zurich, prior to 1929 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Ruesch Collection Sale, Lucerne, 1936 [mode of acquisition unknown]; William Randolph Hearst, San Simeon, 1936, by purchase; Joseph Brummer, New York, 1941, by purchase; Brummer Collection Sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 1949; Walters Art Museum, 1949, by purchase.
Exhibitions
| 1977-1978 | Silver for the Gods: Eight Hundred Years of Greek and Roman Silver. Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo; The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City; Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 1/1/1949 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 6/19/1964 | Treatment | repaired; cleaned |
| 1/1/2001 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 5/10/2011 | Treatment | cleaned; coated |
Measurements
H: 1 3/4 × W: 5 9/16 × D: 3 1/8 in. (4.5 × 14.2 × 8 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, 1949
Location in Museum
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
57.1814