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Keywords: Greek - Ladle - Walters 57909.jpg Ladles in the Classical and Hellenistic periods had handles that rose nearly vertically as they were used for dipping into deep wine containers such as kraters Ladles were often paired with strainers and this example's long strap-like handle ends in the bent neck of a swan matching the handles of the strainer with which it was found century 4 3 BC Hellenistic silver cm 27 5 6 7 6 3 accession number 57 909 20944 Found in Turkey Thessalia Dikran Kelekian Paris and New York Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1911 Silver for the Gods Eight Hundred Years of Greek and Roman Silver The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art Kansas City; Kimbell Art Museum Fort Worth; Toledo Museum of Art Toledo 1977-1978 From Alexander to Cleopatra Greek Art of the Hellenistic Age The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1988-1989 place of origin Kavalla Greece Walters Art Museum license Ancient Greek art in the Walters Art Museum Art from Greece Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Ladles Greek - Ladle - Walters 57909
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