Hero and Animal Combat Beaker
Unknown Artist
900–700 BCE
Medium
silver, repoussé, engraved
Dimensions
h. 10.1 cm · diam. 7.7 cm
Classification
Metalwork
Department
Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of K. Rabenou
Accession Number
1963.95
About this artwork
On this silver beaker, two registers show men grabbing felines by the paws and stabbing rearing beasts amid stylized trees. The bearded men wear long robes and scarves, carefully created using repoussé. A large guilloche pattern (interlacing curved lines) containing a smaller guilloche pattern and punctuated by round bosses fills the space between the registers. This beaker may show a Master of Animals or a hero in combat, popular motifs in the ancient Near East.