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Reproduction of a Gold Vapheio Cup

Reproduction of a Gold Vapheio Cup

1850 - 1924; 1885 - 1939

Emile Gilliéron or son

Mycenaean

Reproduction of a gold Vapheio cup with repoussé decoration showing a wild bull hunt in action. The original was found in a tholos tomb in Vapheio, Laconia.

Electrotype of gold original; repoussé

Helladic period, Late

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