Silver-gilt bowl, Archaic, ca. 725–675 B.C., Cypriot, Gilt silver, H. 1 1/4 in. (3.1 cm), Gold and Silver, The central tondo shows a winged deity of Assyrian type felling a rampant lion with a sword. The surrounding frieze presents a variety of animal and narrative motifs, including two specifically Egyptian subjects: a sphinx wearing the Egyptian double crown and a lion treading over a dead man, symbolizing the pharaoh dominating his enemies
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Silver-gilt bowl, Archaic, ca, 725–675 B.C, Cypriot, Gilt silver, H, 1 1/4, 3.1 cm, Gold, Silver, central, tondo, winged deity, Assyrian type, felling, rampant lion, sword, surrounding frieze, presents, variety, animal, narrative motifs, two specifically, Egyptian, subjects, sphinx wearing, Egyptian double, crown, lion treading, dead man, symbolizing, pharaoh dominating, enemies
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