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Bowl with Scale Medallion and Tendril Frieze (Main View, 3/4 from above)

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The J. Paul Getty Museum

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

Bowl raised from a single sheet of silver, parcel-gilt. On the inside a gilt scale medallion with a rosette in the center. The rows of the fish scale pattern are staggered. The medallion is framed first by a narrow silver strip and then by a gilt 'Achaemenid stepped battlement frieze'. Above the frieze there is a floral scroll framed by a gilt wave meander. Beneath the lip of the vessel there is a gilt 'Achaemenid stepped battlement frieze'. The ornamental friezes are set off by turned grooves. Undecorated exterior.

Details

  • Title: Bowl with Scale Medallion and Tendril Frieze (Main View, 3/4 from above)
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Date Created: 100–1 B.C.
  • Location Created: Eastern Hellenistic Empire
  • Physical Dimensions: 4.9 × 15.9 cm, 0.2879 kg (1 15/16 × 6 1/4 in., 5/8 lb.)
  • Type: Bowl
  • External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
  • Medium: Silver with gilding
  • Terms of Use: Open Content
  • Number: 81.AM.84.9
  • Culture: Near Eastern (Parthian)
  • Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California
  • Creator Display Name: Unknown
  • Classification: Vessels (Containers)

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