Object Title
Gilt silver kylix
Measurements
Diameter: 6 11/16 in. (17 cm) Width: 8 13/16 in. (22.4 cm) Height: 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm)
Creation Date
late fifth century B.C.
Credit Line
Gift of Mary and Michael Jaharis in honor of Director Thomas P. Campbell, 2015
Museum Name
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/646262?rpp=30&pg=1&ft=2015.260.1&pos=1http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/39126
Provenance Information
[By 2001, with Ariadne Galleries, New York and London]; 2003, purchased by Mary and Michael Jaharis from Ariadne Galleries, New York; 2003-2015, collection of Mary and Michael Jaharis, New York; acquired in 2015, gift of Mary and Michael Jaharis in honor of Thomas P. Campbell.
Exhibition Information
This work was exhibited while on loan at the Metropolitan Museum beginning in June 2014.
Publication Information
None.
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Cumulative facts and circumstances
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
Silver plate was used throughout the ancient Greek world in the Classical period, although very little survives. Even rarer are the so-called “gold-figure” vessels, which have been predominantly found on the north-eastern fringes of the Hellenized world in ancient Thrace and the ancient Bosporan kingdom. This vessel is a particularly good example of this metalwork which is otherwise not represented in the Museum’s collection.