Vintage Bulls Metal Mug Vapheio repousse quiet Cup Oxen Cows Greece Gold Color

Description

Vintage Metal Mug with a series of three scenes
a cow is used to lure a bull; they mate, and a rear leg is then roped; this is sometimes called the "Peaceful Cup" or the "Quiet Cup".
Vapheio
is an ancient site in Laconia, Greece, on the right bank of the Eurotas, some five miles south of Sparta. It is famous for its Tholos or "Beehive" tomb
excavated in 1889. This cup is a remake repousse of one of the original gold cups sometimes known as the
"Peaceful Cup" or the "Quiet Cup".
"Vapheio cup" is now used as a term for the shape of the gold cups in Aegean archaeology, which is found in pottery as well as metalwork.
The cup is gold in color only. There are no markings on the cup. I'm not sure what metal it is made from.
Size:
3 1/4" High
4" Diameter at the top
3" Diameter at the base
Condition:
Good condition.
Removed green patina, which left some spots on the cow and tree on the second scene.
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