A RARE SILVER STEM CUP, TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)
A RARE SILVER STEM CUP
TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)
The goblet-form cup is raised on a short, knopped stem foot with spreading base decorated with foliate scroll, and the sides are finely chased with scrolling, leafy and flowering vines, interspersed with birds in flight executed in very fine ring-punching, all against a ring-punched ground.
2 3/8 in. (6 cm.) high; weight 47.7 g
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A RARE SILVER STEM CUP
TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)
The goblet-form cup is raised on a short, knopped stem foot with spreading base decorated with foliate scroll, and the sides are finely chased with scrolling, leafy and flowering vines, interspersed with birds in flight executed in very fine ring-punching, all against a ring-punched ground.
2 3/8 in. (6 cm.) high; weight 47.7 g
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