Silver kyathos (cup-shaped ladle), Greek, South Italian, late 4th century BCE
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
late 4th century BCE
Ladle in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 08.258.54), catalogued by the museum's Greek and Roman Art department under the title “Silver kyathos (cup-shaped ladle)”.
The museum dates it late 4th century BCE and records its origin as Greek, South Italian; Hellenistic. The museum records the medium as Silver and the dimensions as H.: 8 in. (20.3 cm). These details are transcribed from the museum's open-access record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Silver
- Dimensions
- H.: 8 in. (20.3 cm)
Technical characteristics
- Classification
- Gold and Silver
- Period recorded
- Hellenistic
- Culture recorded
- Greek, South Italian
Identification
- Met object id
- 248126
- Museum object name
- Ladle
- Museum object number
- 08.258.54
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: confirm the wider type, maker and date against a specialist reference.