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Cup with winged handles, one of a pair

elongated oval form covered in orange-red lacquer on the interior, with a wide border of wing-and-scroll motifs in a complex repeating pattern painted in red on a dark brown ground around the inner mouth-rim and with a narrower rendition of the same border around the outer mouth-rim continuing along the flat outer edges of the flaring wing-shaped handles which are painted on top with detached scroll motifs, and painted on one handle, with a running deer on one handle, the other handle with a long-tailed bird with wings displayed, the underside covered with dark brown lacquer, the edge of the oval platform base with a narrow red border

Date
4th-3rd century BCE
In our collection
since June the 4th, 2017 up to now
Dimensions
2 x 7 5/16 x 5 7/8 in. (5.08 x 18.57 x 14.92 cm)
Location
G215
Medium
Red and dark brown lacquer on a wooden core
Price
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Composition
oxygen83%
iron14%
cadmium3%