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Ras Shamra (Ugarit) (Middle Syrian period) : Golden bowl found SW of Temple I, 14th century BC

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Authors

Strommenger, Eva

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Abstract

Description

The outer surface of this chased golden bowl is decorated in concentric bands. The lowest strip with gazelles or goats surrounds the central rosette. In the second strip, two bulls, two lions, palmette trees and hanging pomegranates can be recognised and in the top strip between hybrid creatures, there is a lively hunting scene : two men with dagger and lance slaying a lion. Numerous iconographical details have been borrowed from Egyptian art, some features in the composition of the hunting scene are reminiscent of Aegean traditions. In contrast to other works, this shows the influence of neighbouring western and southern area which are especially noticeable in Middle Syrian handicrafts. -- d : 17.5 cm (Aleppo Museum).

Keywords

Larsa Dynasty, Assyria, Babylon, sculpture, gold, book scan

Citation

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http://hdl.handle.net/1885/201487

Collections

Basham Photographs

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Archives Series

Date created

1964

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License Rights

This image is provided for research purposes only and must not be reproduced without the prior permission of the Archives Program, Australian National University.

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