3022 Vase (cratera), etectrotype, reproduction of an original found as Roman treasure at Hildesheim in Hanover, Germany in 1868, Elkington & Co., England, c.1880

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3022 Vase (cratera), etectrotype, reproduction of an original found as Roman treasure at Hildesheim in Hanover, Germany in 1868, Elkington & Co., England, c.1880

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Vase (cratera), etectrotype, reproduction of an original found as Roman treasure at Hildesheim in Hanover, Germany in 1868, Elkington & Co., England, c.1880

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This krater or utensil for mixing wine and water is an electrotype reproduction of an original from the magnificent hoard of Roman domestic silver excavated at Hildesheim in Germany in 1886.

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Vase (cratera), etectrotype, reproduction of an original found as Roman treasure at Hildesheim in Hanover, Germany in 1868, Elkington and Co., England, c.1880

Bell Krater, cast metal - silvered and [parcel] gilt; short foot with bell shaped body rising to a flared rim; two u-shaped handles, one each side; the outside decorated in relief with a delicate design of winged griffons, scrolling urns, flowers, cherubs and lobsters (OF). Vase "Oxybaphon." from the Roman specimen discovered at Hildesheim. Height 15 1/2", diameter 15". silvered and parcel gilt (LC). The Hildesheim treasure:- Large Cratera, 1874 / 316 (SB).

Made: Elkington & Co; Birmingham, England; 1874

Marks

Inscribed underside base, "Elkington & Co." (OF).

Registration number

3022

Production date

1874

Height

410 mm

Width

410 mm

Depth

410 mm

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Acquisition credit line

Purchased 1886

This object record is currently incomplete. The information available may date back as far as 125 years. Other information may exist in a non-digital form. The Museum continues to update and add new research to collection records.

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