A seated marble figurine raises a glass to make a toast. The glass is imprinted with a vine leaf on the base. The production of wine in the Aegean goes back at least to the time of "the cup-bearer, " which has been dated to the early cycladic II period (2800-2300 BC.)
Four and a half thousand years later...cheers to you, my fine friend!
N.P. Goulandris Foundation - Museum of Cycladic Art, No. 286
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