Fragmentary silver bowl
The focus of the banquet scene in the outer frieze is an offering table with a bowl probably filled with fruit. It is flanked by two reclining figures. On the right is a figure wearing an Egyptian crown, above whom an inscription may signify "king." Behind him appears a flute player. On the left of the table is a "queen" with an Egyptian wig, above whom are letters that certainly include the prefix "Cypro-" and give her name or title, perhaps Kypromedousa, "protectress of Cyprus." Behind her, from right to left, come three musicians, a large amphora, a table with vases and ladles, and three women bearing offerings: bowls, the legs of sheep or goats, and trussed geese. The banquet iconography, combining Egyptian and Phoenician features, indicates that the bowl would not have been a temple dedication.
Artwork Details
- Title: Fragmentary silver bowl
- Period: Archaic
- Date: ca. 710–675 BCE
- Culture: Cypriot
- Medium: Silver
- Dimensions: diameter 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm)
- Classification: Gold and Silver
- Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
- Object Number: 74.51.4557
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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Cypriot
ca. 725–675 BCE
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late 6th–5th century BCE
Cypriot
6th–4th century BCE
Cypriot
6th–4th century BCE
Cypriot or Greek
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