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Situla of Winged Animal
| Collection number | 銅019-0226 |
|---|---|
| Provenance | Luristan, Iran |
| Period | Iron Age |
| Date | ca. 1000-800 B.C. |
| Material | Bronze |
| Dimension | H. 15.0 cm |
| Comment | This is a cup for ritual. A rosette pattern is drawn on the bottom, with a braid pattern and scales around the rim. On the trunk are two winged oxen that are raising a tail gore at each other. The motif of the winged ox is seen frequently in Nimrud of the Neo-Assyrian period (early first millennium BC). In the same period, a similar decorative pattern is seen on the golden cups excavated from Marlik and Hassanlu in northwestern Iran. |
| Classification | bronze vessel |
| Keyword | Green,Purple Beautiful,Dignified Western Asia,Iran,Luristan Metal,Copper alloy,Bronze,Metal,Copper Vessel,Situla Pattern,Guilloche,Plant,Flower,Rosette,Creature,Sacred animal |