Object Description
A finely sculpted Assyrian tube-shaped pottery vessel decorated with turquoise inlays. The vessel features an iconic cylindrical body with almost straight walls, which extend to a wide opening with a modelled, everted lip. Three horizontal registers, encircle the main body of the beaker, composed of triangular-shaped turquoise inlays. Each geometric register is bordered by a deep groove. The base is flattened and undecorated. The Assyrian empire was renowned for a wide variety of creative and aesthetic inventions, executed in luxury materials and with excellent craftsmanship. In the region of Shalmaneser, cylindrical clay vessels, featuring gold, semi-precious stoned inlays and zoomorphic decorations, are mainly yielded from the royal building. This vessel might have been used to serve Assyrian nobles during the Assyrian period.
Date: Circa 9th – 8th century BC