Cup: GR.116.1892

Current Location: In storage

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Cup

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Vessel

Description

Cup, type C, symposiast

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 0.158 m
Height: 0.084 m
Width: 0.232 m

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Place(s) associated

Athens ⪼ Attica ⪼ Greece

Find spot

Tamassos Cyprus

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1892) by Bulwer, Henry, Sir, KCMG

Dating

Classical
-500 - -401

Materials used in production

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: GR.116.1892
Primary reference Number: 66784
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 11 May 2012

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Antiquities

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            University of Cambridge}}

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