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Source Description
In the center of this shallow bowl, a man stabs a raging lion. They are surrounded by a ring of flying ducks and prancing horses. In the next ring, archers on foot and mounted spearmen advance among trees behind a chariot. The design, which may represent a hunting expedition, is encircled by a serpent with patterned skin. The clothing and hairstyle of the figures is Egyptian, while the subject matter of the central scene is a common Mesopotamian theme of combat between man and beast. Phoenician artists frequently adapted the styles of neighboring cultures.
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Document identity
localId
32063
label
Bowl with Hunting Scene
core
obj
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object
citationUrl
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2
Source metadata
id
32063
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Bowl with Hunting Scene
description
In the center of this shallow bowl, a man stabs a raging lion. They are surrounded by a ring of flying ducks and prancing horses. In the next ring, archers on foot and mounted spearmen advance among trees behind a chariot. The design, which may represent a hunting expedition, is encircled by a serpent with patterned skin. The clothing and hairstyle of the figures is Egyptian, while the subject matter of the central scene is a common Mesopotamian theme of combat between man and beast. Phoenician artists frequently adapted the styles of neighboring cultures.
provenance
Barberini Collection, Contessa Menaf[o]glio [according to Seligmann]; Arnold Seligmann [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1925, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
8th-7th century BC (Iron Age II)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Gold, Silver & Jewelry
bowls (vessels)
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
3
height
24.6
dimensionsRaw
H: 1 3/16 x Diam: 9 11/16 in. (3 x 24.6 cm)
Source extras
cul
Phoenician
style
Phoenician
med
repoussé gilded silver
creator_ids
2337
collection_ids
ANE
exhibition_ids
3135
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
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693e5f28d7872da0
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no
hasDescription
no
seq
2
type
photo
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305567f965a7c2a4
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no
hasDescription
no