Levantine vessel with rampant goats and olive trees, ca. late 2nd–early 1st millennium


Levantine vessel with rampant goats and olive trees, ca. late 2nd–early 1st millennium , Egypt, said to be from Helmaya, Ivory, H. 6 1/2 in. (), Ivory/Bone-Vessels, Carved from a single piece of elephant ivory, this vessel takes the form of a tapering cylinder with a small handled cup on top. The cup has been damaged and may have had a second handle opposite the one which is preserved


Size: 4240px × 4240px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: ., 1/2, , 1st, 2nd–early, 6, ca, ca., carved, cup, cylinder, damaged, egypt, elephant, form, goats, handle, handled, helmaya, ivory, ivory/bone-vessels, late, levantine, millennium, olive, piece, preserved, rampant, single, small, takes, tapering, top, trees, vessel