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Source Description
The strainer was used to remove sediment from the thick Greek wine. Examples similar to this one have been found in royal tombs in northern Greece, as well as the tomb of a monarch in the Sudan. The two handles are shaped like sinuous swan heads.
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Document identity
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27812
label
Strainer
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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2
Source metadata
id
27812
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Strainer
description
The strainer was used to remove sediment from the thick Greek wine. Examples similar to this one have been found in royal tombs in northern Greece, as well as the tomb of a monarch in the Sudan. The two handles are shaped like sinuous swan heads.
provenance
Dikran Kelekian, Paris and New York, [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [said to be from ""Turkey / Thessalia""]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1911, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
4th-3rd century BCE (Hellenistic)
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Gold, Silver & Jewelry
strainers (culinary tools)
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2
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2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
11.4
height
21.7
depth
2.6
dimensionsRaw
4 1/2 x 8 9/16 x 1 1/16 in. (11.4 x 21.7 x 2.6 cm)
Source extras
med
silver
creator_ids
6256
collection_ids
GRC
exhibition_ids
2237
2838
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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14d45d35289dfe4d
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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20bd47ae9b48aa2d
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no