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Bronze bowl, Archaic I Cypriot
Bronze bowl, Archaic I Cypriot, c. 699–600 BC. Metropolitan Museum of Art, 74.51.5616.Open Access by the MET

Archaic I

Bronze bowl

In the tondo, four wild goats in a stand of papyrus The large bowl has a pair of handles and a rim ornamented with small knobs. The central, slightly recessed tondo is decorated with a rosette framed by a guilloche on which stand four wild goats. Behind them appears a stylized stand of papyrus. This is one of a group of chased metal bowls in which Egyptianizing motifs are particularly evident. 2in. (5.1cm) Other: 12 1/8in. (30.8cm)

Classification

Object type
Metal vessel
Shape
Bowl
Decoration
Repoussé and chased
Motifs
Goat, deer and ibex, Other plants and flowers, Rosette, Guilloche and spiral
Material
MetalCopper and bronze
Period
Iron AgeCypro-Archaic
Date
699 - 600 BC
Findspot
Kourion

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Provenance

  • From Cyprus, said to be from Kourion

References

Identifiers

Accession no.
74.51.5616, Metropolitan Museum of Art
In catalogues
  • Myres 1914, no. 4560
  • Richter 1915, no. 536

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  • Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn3522. Public domain (CC0).

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