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Elamite Bronze Stemmed Drinking Cup with Two Ibexes, 2000 BCE to 1700 BCE

Bronze
9.5 x 8 cm
3 3/4 x 3 1/8 in
ES.9585
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A beautiful Elamite Bronze Stemmed Drinking Cup decorated with two Ibexes. The vessel presents a short stem decorated with a sphere on round foot with inverted dome shaped cup with...
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A beautiful Elamite Bronze Stemmed Drinking Cup decorated with two Ibexes. The vessel presents a short stem decorated with a sphere on round foot with inverted dome shaped cup with slightly protruding rim. The decoration starts under the rim and consists of two narrow bands and two ibexes representing walking or pasturing. The Ibex (Capra aegagrus), also known as West Asian ibex, is found in Anatolia, in the Caucasus and across the Near East. This animal, the ancestor of the domestic goat, formed a crucial part of the repertoire of iconographic expressions of several near eastern cultures. While animal motifs are relatively abundant in the Ancient Near East, the detail and the artistic prowess of Elamite artists is more than remarkable. The ibexes are represented in an accomplished fashion and with a high degree of artistic achievement. The eyes are carefully and attentively worked, and the skin is subtly and elegantly rendered with a herringbone pattern.

Elam was an ancient kingdom of Asia, situated north of the Persian Gulf and east of the Tigris River, and corresponding approximately to the present-day province of Khuzistan in Iran. The capital of Elam and its most fabled city was Sûsa, today the city of Shûsh. This powerful empire has been overshadowed in history by the rival kingdoms of Babylon and Assyria. However, their extraordinary metalwork survives to this day, a testament to the expertise of their craftsmen.
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Provenance

Acquired from the Harry Borowski collection in 1979.
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