Reproduction of a Scythian bowl
Unknown Artist
19th century, after 4th-3rd century BCE original
Medium
Electrotype
Dimensions
3 1/2 x 6 in. (8.9 x 15.2 cm)
Classification
Reproductions-Metalwork
Department
Ancient Near Eastern Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Henry G. Marquand, 1883
Accession Number
83.18.68
Art Historical Context
Behold this exquisite **Reproduction of a Scythian Bowl**, a faithful 19th-century electrotype copy of an original crafted by Scythian artisans around the 4th-3rd century BCE. The Scythians, fierce nomadic warriors of the Eurasian steppes, were master metalworkers whose intricate designs often featured dynamic animal motifs—griffins, stags, and mythical beasts—symbolizing their deep connection to nature and the wild. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Ancient Near Eastern Art department, this shallow, 3½ x 6-inch (8.9 x 15.2 cm) vessel evokes the opulence of Scythian elite culture, whe...