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This article examines a collection of Hellenistic silver objects acquired by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City in 1981 and 1982. The collection includes a deep bowl with rounded bottom, a circular medallion consisting of a thin metal sheet, a pitcher with ovoid body and a small cylindrical alter on a quadrangular base. An analysis of the objects' conditions, inscriptions, monograms, weight indications, and manufacture is included. A detailed description of the objects is also given.