File:Cup Idalion Louvre N3454.jpg

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English: Cup with mythological scenes, a sphinx frieze and the representation of a king vanquishing his enemies. The center contains a version of the "Flower of life" geometrical pattern. Cypro-Archaic I (8th–7th centuries BC). From Idalion, Cyprus. Original can be seen at the Louvre AO 20134
Français : Coupe ornée de combats mythologiques, d'une frise de sphinx et d'un roi terrassant des ennemis. Chypro-Archaïque (VIIIe-VIIe siècles av. J.-C.). Provenance : Idalion, Chypre.
Date between circa 700 and circa 600 BC
Medium electrum and gold
institution QS:P195,Q19675
Current location
Levant, room 21: Chypre. Sully, ground floor.
This work is part of the collections of the Louvre (Department of Near Eastern Antiquities).
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AO 20134
Object history purchased by Félicien de Saulcy
Credit line 1853: given by Félicien de Saulcy
References Musée du Louvre, Atlas database: entry 23848
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