1901.4: Reproduction of a Gold Vapheio Cup
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1901.4
- People
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Emile Gilliéron or son, Swiss (1850 - 1924; 1885 - 1939)
- Title
- Reproduction of a Gold Vapheio Cup
- Classification
- Vessels
- Work Type
- vessel
- Date
- 19th-20th century
- Period
- Helladic period, Late
- Culture
- Mycenaean
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/59468
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Gilt copper-alloy electrotype
- Technique
- Electrotype
- Dimensions
- 8.1 x 10.3 cm (3 3/16 x 4 1/16 in.)
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Museum Purchase
- Accession Year
- 1901
- Object Number
- 1901.4
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
- Reproduction of a gold Vapheio cup with repoussé decoration showing a wild bull hunt in action. The original was found in a tholos tomb in Vapheio, Laconia.
Publication History
- Jennifer Y. Chi, ed., Restoring the Minoans: Elizabeth Price and Sir Arthur Evans, exh. cat., Institute for the Study of the Ancient World and Princeton University Press (New York and Princeton, 2017), pp. 82-83, fig. III-23
Exhibition History
- Restoring the Minoans: Sir Arthur Evans and Elizabeth Price, Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, New York, 10/05/2017 - 01/07/2018
Verification Level
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