RARE ROMAN SILVER BOWL WITH EMBOSSED ZEUS MEDALLION
Ca. 300 AD. A stunning silver bowl with a central medallion presenting the high-relief bust of Zeus with good facial details, and abundant hair and beard. The bowl is modelled as a truncated cone with a concave base, and with grooved decoration around the rim. Zeus, the god of the sky, lightning and thunder, was also the king of the gods. He was the most important god in the Greco-Roman pantheon and was as celebrated as he was feared. Size: L:75mm / W:165mm ; 230g Provenance: Property of a West London gentleman; previously in a collection formed on the UK/International art market in the 1980s.

Estimate: GBP 2500 - 5000