Getty Museum

Beaker

Date

7th century B.C.

Medium

Silver

Culture

Near Eastern (Iranian)

Department

Vessels

Institution

Getty Museum

A silver vessel decorated with geometric patterns in repousée. A long, narrow spout issues from one side. The entire exterior is decorated, divided into six bands: At the lip is a repeating pattern of three concentric semicircles and arc of dots arranged around a central dot; underneath, the next five bands alternate between bands of panels with alternating vertical and horizontal hatch marks and a chevron band with hatching. On the second band from the bottom appear several short, curved, and incised lines superimposed onto the chevron pattern. The foot is flared at the bottom and the underside is decorated with three concentric bands with a simple chevron pattern in the second band.

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