About: Nestor's Cup (Mycenae)

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The Cup of Nestor or dove cup is a gold goblet discovered in 1876 by Heinrich Schliemann in Shaft IV of Grave Circle A, Mycenae. The goblet is 14.5 cm high and 14.5 cm across; it weighs 295.8 grams. It has a stem, a Vapheio cup–shaped body, and two handles in the style of a kantharos. Each handle is decorated with a golden bird, which Schliemann observed was reminiscent of the cup of Nestor described in the Iliad. The birds have since been identified by Spiros Marinatos as falcons, rather than the doves which are on the Iliadic cup. J.T. Hooker suggests that the cup is an adaptation of a Cretan design made by a craftsman on the Greek mainland.

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  • The Cup of Nestor or dove cup is a gold goblet discovered in 1876 by Heinrich Schliemann in Shaft IV of Grave Circle A, Mycenae. The goblet is 14.5 cm high and 14.5 cm across; it weighs 295.8 grams. It has a stem, a Vapheio cup–shaped body, and two handles in the style of a kantharos. Each handle is decorated with a golden bird, which Schliemann observed was reminiscent of the cup of Nestor described in the Iliad. The birds have since been identified by Spiros Marinatos as falcons, rather than the doves which are on the Iliadic cup. J.T. Hooker suggests that the cup is an adaptation of a Cretan design made by a craftsman on the Greek mainland. (en)
  • La coppa di Nestore è una coppa d'oro, trovata a Micene, che l'archeologo Heinrich Schliemann identificò come la coppa di Nestore descritta nell' Iliade. (it)
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  • The Cup of Nestor or dove cup is a gold goblet discovered in 1876 by Heinrich Schliemann in Shaft IV of Grave Circle A, Mycenae. The goblet is 14.5 cm high and 14.5 cm across; it weighs 295.8 grams. It has a stem, a Vapheio cup–shaped body, and two handles in the style of a kantharos. Each handle is decorated with a golden bird, which Schliemann observed was reminiscent of the cup of Nestor described in the Iliad. The birds have since been identified by Spiros Marinatos as falcons, rather than the doves which are on the Iliadic cup. J.T. Hooker suggests that the cup is an adaptation of a Cretan design made by a craftsman on the Greek mainland. (en)
  • La coppa di Nestore è una coppa d'oro, trovata a Micene, che l'archeologo Heinrich Schliemann identificò come la coppa di Nestore descritta nell' Iliade. (it)
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  • Cawan Nestor (Mikenai) (in)
  • Coppa di Nestore (Micene) (it)
  • Nestor's Cup (Mycenae) (en)
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