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Vessel with Leaf Ornament in the Walters Art Museum, September 2009

Vessel with Leaf Ornament in the Walters Art Museum, September 2009
Vessel with Leaf Ornament


Creator: Greek (Artist)

Period: ca. 250-100 BC (Hellenistic)

Medium: repoussé and incised silver with traces of gilding (Gold, Silver & Jewelry)

Accession Number: 57.911

Measurements: 2 11/16 x 3 3/16 in. (6.8 x 8.1 cm) (h. x diam.)

Geography: Kavala, Greece (Place of Discovery)

This lavishly decorated vessel depicts the abundant vegetation of the Dionysian realm. The elaborate sculptural decoration was formed by repoussé (a technique in which metal is impressed from the rear to form a raised design) and incision; the neck was turned on a lathe; and details were gilded. Ceramic versions of such vessels were mass-produced.

Text from: art.thewalters.org/detail/5464/vessel-with-leaf-ornament/

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