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Source Description
The interior, but not exterior surface of this bowl is finished, suggesting that it may have served as a liner to some other vessel. This bowl may have been set into a mount or stand of another material (such as marble or ivory) and may have been used for pouring water, either for hand washing or baptism.
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Document identity
localId
27263
label
Silver Cup
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
27263
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Silver Cup
description
The interior, but not exterior surface of this bowl is finished, suggesting that it may have served as a liner to some other vessel. This bowl may have been set into a mount or stand of another material (such as marble or ivory) and may have been used for pouring water, either for hand washing or baptism.
provenance
[Excavated in Syria, 1908-1910]; Tawfic Abucasem, Hama and Port Said, ca. 1913, by purchase; Joseph Brummer, Paris, ca. 1928, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1929, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
mid-late 6th century (Late Antique)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Gold, Silver & Jewelry
cups (drinking vessels)
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
4.3
height
11.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 1 11/16 x Diam: 4 1/2 in. (4.3 x 11.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Byzantine
med
silver
creator_ids
6640
collection_ids
BYZ
exhibition_ids
358
2699
Single page context
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1
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0
type
photo
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3c740dee2a4707a4