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cup
Object Type
cup
Museum number
1900,0727.1
Description
Small stemmed goblet of sheet gold of unknown provenance. Contemporary with the Shaft Graves at Mycenae.
Cultures/periods
Mycenaean
Production date
1500BC
(circa)
Materials
gold
Dimensions
Diameter:
10.40 centimetres
Height:
7.10 centimetres
Weight:
71.62 grammes
Weight:
1108 grains
Bibliographic references
Jewellery / Catalogue of the Jewellery, Greek, Etruscan, and Roman, in the Departments of Antiquities, British Museum.
(820)
Location
Not on display
Exhibition history
2016, 26 Jan-30 Oct, Cardiff, National Museum of Wales, Treasures: Adventures in Archaeology 2023 27 April - 31 January 2024, Jerusalem, The Israel Museum, The Feast
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Rollin & Feuardent
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Forman
Acquisition date
1900
Department
Greek and Roman
Registration number
1900,0727.1
Conservation
Treatment
: 11 Aug 2015
Treatment
: 09 Jan 1998