Silver-gilt bowl said to be from Kourion, Cyprus (c. 725–675 BC). The bowl features many animal motifs. It is exceptionally significant for its excellent condition, high quality, and amalgam of Egyptian, Assyrian, and Phoenician features.
Silver-gilt bowl said to be from Kourion, Cyprus (c. 725–675 BC). The bowl features many animal motifs. It is exceptionally significant for its excellent condition, high quality, and amalgam of Egyptian, Assyrian, and Phoenician features.
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Via the Metropolitan Museum of Art:
>The central tondo shows a winged deity of Assyrian type felling a rampant lion with a sword. The surrounding frieze presents a variety of animal and narrative motifs, including two specifically Egyptian subjects: a sphinx wearing the Egyptian double crown and a lion treading over a dead man, symbolizing the pharaoh dominating his enemies. The broad outer band features a variety of combats. Of greatest importance, however, are two inscriptions. At the top, above an Assyrianizing figure killing a lion, a Cypriot syllabic inscription reads, “I am [the bowl] of Akestor, king of Paphos.” It was partly obliterated and replaced by “I am [the bowl] of Timokretes,” presumably the next owner. The bowl is exceptionally significant for its excellent condition, high quality, and amalgam of Egyptian, Assyrian, and Phoenician features.
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Wow that art style looks so Mesopotamian, especially the winged lions