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A painting after a Spartan kylix (drinking cup), c.580 BC–550 BC. The accompanying lettering reads: 'The silphium trade was the chief source of revenue to the city of Cyrene for several centuries. Bales of silphium are shown being weighed and packed in the hold of a ship in the presence of King Arcesilaus.'
Title
King Arcesilaus of Cyrenaica Overseeing the Packaging of Silphium (the Country's Main Source of Income) into Ships For Export
Date
1937
Medium
gouache & watercolour on paper (?)
Measurements
H 40 x W 33 cm
Accession number
16300i
Acquisition method
Commissioned by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum, 1937
Work type
Watercolour
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