Parthian Gilt Silver Cup with Leaf Design

2nd-1st century BC. A parcel-gilt silver cup with flared rim and rounded base; to the sidewall a band of gilded acanthus leaf motifs with vertical billeted stems between tongue-shaped panels with billeted borders, draped gilt swags to the foot with inverted chevrons; rosette to the underside and gilt band to the lip made in imitation of a Hellenistic original. See Robertson, M. A History of Greek Art: I, Cambridge, 1975 for discussion 191 grams, 11.5cm (4 1/2"). From an old European collection; acquired in Munich in the 1970s. [No Reserve]
Condition Report: Very fine condition.