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BZ.1938.31, Bowl

BZ.1938.31, Bowl

Byzantine Collection, Dumbarton Oaks Museum

Late Hellenistic Greek or Roman, third–first century BCE

Silver, 12.8 cm x 12.8 cm x 7 cm (5 1/16 in. x 5 1/16 in. x 2 3/4 in.)

Mildred Barnes Bliss and Robert Woods Bliss acquired this bowl from the Beirut dealer Elias (Elie) Bustros through Royall Tyler in October 1937.

Related Items

  • Royall Tyler to Robert Woods Bliss, October 8, 1937 [1]
  • Robert Woods Bliss to Royall Tyler, October 21, 1937 [1]
  • Royall Tyler to Robert Woods Bliss, November 10, 1937
  • Royall Tyler to Robert Woods Bliss, November 20, 1937
  • Royall Tyler to Mildred Barnes Bliss and Robert Woods Bliss, January 31, 1938 [1]
  • Royall Tyler to Robert Woods Bliss, February 1, 1938 [2]
  • Royall Tyler to Robert Woods Bliss, February 28, 1938
  • Royall Tyler to Robert Woods Bliss, March 15, 1938
  • Unattached Account by Royall Tyler to Robert Woods Bliss, ca. May 8, 1938
 
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