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drinking-cup
Object Type
drinking-cup
Museum number
1897,0401.531
Description
Fragment of a gold Vapheio cup (approximately one third); thin hammered walls with thick flat rim; crushed; probably deposited in tomb as scrap; shown on right in photograph.
Cultures/periods
Late Helladic IIIA
Late Helladic IIIB
Production date
1400BC-1200BC
Production place
Made in:
Greece
(?)
Excavator/field collector
Excavated by:
Turner Bequest Excavations, Enkomi
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Enkomi
, tomb 93
Materials
gold
Technique
hammered
Dimensions
Height:
8.30 centimetres
Weight:
74.15 grammes
Thickness:
0.40 centimetres
(rim)
Curator's comments
Both fragments numbered 1897,0401.531 but right hand fragment also marked '641a' so equals 531.
Bibliographic references
Jewellery / Catalogue of the Jewellery, Greek, Etruscan, and Roman, in the Departments of Antiquities, British Museum.
(641)
Crewe 2009 / Enkomi
(93.44)
Location
On display
(G12/dc8)
Acquisition name
From:
Turner Bequest Excavations, Enkomi
Funder name
Funded by:
Emma Tourner Turner
(bequest)
Acquisition date
1897
Department
Greek and Roman
Registration number
1897,0401.531
Conservation
Treatment
: 04 Nov 1999
Treatment
: 22 Dec 1997