4th-2nd century BC. A silver drinking vessel with deep rounded body, arched ribbed rim, waisted stem and tiered discoid foot; circumferential band of decoration on plate between top of stem and bottom of body; gold roundel on internal base presenting an image of the Greek goddess Demeter (Ceres in Roman mythology) in high-relief, head tilted right, flowing hair, baring one of her breasts and holding a cornucopia brimming with fruits. See Oliver, A., Late Hellenistic Glass in the Metropolitan Museum in: Journal of Glass Studies, volume 9, 1967, for an almost identical profile in glass; see Blume, T., The Silver Treasure Trove of Hildesheim, Leipzig, for comparable vessels.358 grams, 17cm (6 3/4"). From an important Austrian collection; formerly with Hermann Historica, Munich, Germany, auction 68, lot 2213; ex Austrian private collection; acquired from an art dealer in Vienna in the 1980s. [A video of this lot is available to view on TimeLine Auctions website.]