COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
MIA_.72.104
AMICA Library Year:
2001
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Creator Name:
Unknown
Creator Nationality:
European; Southern European; Greek
Creator Role:
sculptor
Creator Name-CRT:
artist unknown
Title:
Ladle
View:
Front
Creation Date:
4th century B.C. - early 3rd century B.C.
Creation Start Date:
-399
Creation End Date:
-300
Materials and Techniques:
silver
Classification Term:
silver
Creation Place:
Arkarnania
Dimensions:
L.10-3/8 in.
Component Measured:
Height= Length
Measurement Unit:
in
AMICA Contributor:
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Owner Location:
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
ID Number:
72.104
Credit Line:
Gift of Ruth Washburn and Julia Crosby Markham in Memory of Margaret Crosby
Inscriptions:
INSCRIPTION
Context:
This ladle was a popular form in the 4th century B.C. Its tall, verticle handle is looped and ends in a swan's head and neck. This utensil was used for filling drinking cups with wine from a bowl The flat rim of the shallow bowl projects slightly towards the inside to prevent the liquid from spilling.
"Kyathos" is the ancient Greek word for ladle. An inscription with the name of an owner is scratched along the lower back: "the kyathos of Archiphaes."
Related Image Identifier Link:
MIA_.21300c.tif
