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19- Small Gold Bowl, repousse and engraved showing a falcon in high
relief with wings outspread over a pair of rams. The falcon holds a
small fish against its chest, On the other side another pair of rams
facing a tree of life. Rolled rim with braided multiple guilloche
below it. Bottom; rosette encircled by a rope pattern.
Marlik, 1200-1000 BC 15- Gold Ibex Appliqué, one of five, flat cut-out with ears, crown eyebrows, and eyes in low repousse. One of the seven pairs of sewing holes forms nostrils. Tappeh Issar III C 2000 BC 32- Gold Pomegranate Earring Ornamented with granulee triangles. Marlik - 1200-1000 BC Large Gold Bowl; Repousse and engraved scenes. Narrative scenes in two or more registers framed by a double guilloche below rim, single one at base. Above: gods in chariot and priest with sacrificial animals. Below: contest between a hero and a rock-monster, other scenes. Hasanlu - 1000 BC Pottery Triple Vase, Gray with fine gray slip, the three cups are joind inside by openings Marlik, 1200-1000 BC |
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Imperial Majesty's Message (Parsi) |
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