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The decoration of this bowl consists entirely of animals. In the tondo, there is a bull; in the inner frieze, seven grazing horses. The outer frieze shows cows and calves, mares and foals, and a horse, separated by papyrus. The bowl is distinguished not only by its iconography but also by the stippled quality of much of the chasing.
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Title: Silver-gilt bowl
Period: Archaic
Date: ca. 710–675 BCE
Culture: Cypriot
Medium: Gold-plated silver
Dimensions:
H. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm)
diameter 6 1/16 in. (15.4 cm)
Classification: Gold and Silver
Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
Object Number: 74.51.4553
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