A chased and cast silver cup with gilt highlights
A chased and cast silver cup with gilt highlights
10th-12th century
Of inverted bell form raised on a low foot and flat base, the interior rim chased with a narrow band of overlapping petals or waves and the exterior walls engraved with a wider band of two garden rocks that separate peony branches in bloom against a minutely ring-punched ground, the surfaces showing traces of gilt.
2 3/8in (6cm) diameter
1 7/16in (3.6cm) high
48 grams
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A chased and cast silver cup with gilt highlights
10th-12th century
Of inverted bell form raised on a low foot and flat base, the interior rim chased with a narrow band of overlapping petals or waves and the exterior walls engraved with a wider band of two garden rocks that separate peony branches in bloom against a minutely ring-punched ground, the surfaces showing traces of gilt.
2 3/8in (6cm) diameter
1 7/16in (3.6cm) high
48 grams
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Time, Location
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