Database

Cup

Title Cup

Description The vessel is tall, slim. Its body is slightly curved (ovoid shaped), the rim is flared, there are three grooves; the bottom is concave with concentric grooves. The handle is elevated, adorned, and it is attached to the vessel’s rim. The handle ends in very stylised bird heads. On the lower side, where the handle used to be attached to the vessel’s maximum diameter, it ends in a human mask: bearded head, with moustache, open mouth and flat nose. It represents an Italic import originating most probably in a Campanian workshop. The item belongs to the Italic bronze vessel’s category, which arrived on the territory of the Dacian kingdom before Roman conquest, during 1st century AD. - Find-spot: Grădiştea de Munte – Dealul Grădiştii, commune of Orăştioara de Sus (Hunedoara county) - Dimensions: total height of the vessel (including the elevated handle): 23.5 cm, vessel height: 18.6 cm, bottom diameter: 5.7 cm, rim diameter: 6.5 cm, maximum diameter: 10.4 cm. - Material: bronze - Technique: cast

Geographic coverage Latitude:45°37’23” N; Longitude: 23°18’43” E

Historical Date 1st century BC. - begining of the 2nd century AD.

Time Period Dacian Era

ID C 20

Scan Type 3D

Scan Format 3DPDF

Digitization Method

Language Romanian

Rights CC BY-NC-ND

Source Deva Museum of Dacian and Roman Civilization

Data Provider Deva Museum of Dacian and Roman Civilization

Provider Romania