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Fragment of a cup
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
This fragment comes from an elongated ritual cup. Such cups were generally made of bronze, although some examples are also of ivory or – as is the case here – of bone. The profuse decoration recalls the ornamentation of bronze vessels from the same period. At the base and in the centre are stylized monster heads, with eyes, horns and claws.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineFragment of a cup. -1200 - -1050. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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