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Source Description
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.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
7840
label
Wine Strainer
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
7840
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Wine Strainer
description
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
[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.
date
mid 1st century BCE (Late Republican)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Gold, Silver & Jewelry
strainers (culinary tools)
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1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
4.5
height
14.2
depth
8
dimensionsRaw
H: 1 3/4 × W: 5 9/16 × D: 3 1/8 in. (4.5 × 14.2 × 8 cm)
Source extras
med
silver
creator_ids
6191
collection_ids
ROM
exhibition_ids
2838
Single page context
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1
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0
type
photo
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079e679120767209