Silver bowl, Archaic, ca. 675–625 B.C., Cypriot, Silver, H. 1 5/8 in. (4.2 cm), Gold and Silver, Executed entirely by chasing, without repoussé, the center of the bowl is ornamented with a rosette and a zone of papyrus. The outer frieze consists of predominantly Egyptianizing motifs: sphinxes and griffins flanking lotuses, hawks, winged snakes, a sphinx holding an ankh (the symbol of life), and varied flora
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Silver bowl, Archaic, ca, 675–625 B.C, Cypriot, Silver, H, 1 5/8, 4.2 cm, Gold, Executed entirely, chasing, repoussé, center, bowl, ornamented, rosette, zone, papyrus, outer frieze, consists, predominantly Egyptianizing, motifs, sphinxes, griffins flanking, lotuses, hawks, winged snakes, sphinx holding, ankh, symbol, life, varied flora
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