边缘有鸟的烧杯 - 美国大都会艺术博物馆展品查阅

品名（中）	边缘有鸟的烧杯
品名（英）	Beaker with birds on the rim
入馆年号	1989年，1989.281.38
策展部门	古代近东艺术（Ancient Near Eastern Art）
创作者
创作年份	公元前 2250 - 公元前 1750
创作地区
分类
尺寸	高 12 厘米, 宽 13.3 厘米, 深 4.5 厘米
介绍（中）	在古代，贵金属器皿被用于仪式仪式，并作为统治精英成员地位的象征。从西高加索到阿富汗东部，已经发现并记录了几批这些金银船只。这样的杯子就是这个，由被称为琥珀金的金银天然合金制成。搁在狭窄的底座上，容器的主体轻轻地向内弯曲，然后再次向宽阔的嘴巴张开。船艮边缘装饰着八只用图案线条切割的猛禽。它们以相等的间隔放置，翅膀展开，头部突出在杯子边缘上方。每只鸟都附有三个圆头铆钉。由于鸟儿的位置使得从杯子里喝水变得尴尬，因此该容器很可能是为了某种仪式性的解放。猛禽在中亚西部的肖像画中很突出，在这种特殊的姿势下——好像从下面看——它在伊朗艺术中有着极其漫长的生命。
介绍（英）	During antiquity, vessels of precious metal were used in ritual ceremonies and as symbols of status for members of the ruling elite. From the western Caucasus to eastern Afghanistan, several hoards of these vessels in gold and silver have been found and recorded. Such a cup is this one, made of a natural alloy of gold and silver known as electrum. Resting on its narrow base, the body of the vessel curves gently inward before flaring out again to a wide mouth. The vessel is decorated at the rim with eight birds of prey incised with patterned lines. They are placed at equal intervals, with wings outspread and heads projecting above the rim of the cup. Each bird is attached with three round-headed rivets. Since the placement of the birds makes it awkward to drink from the cup, it is probable that the vessel was intended for some kind of ceremonial libation. The bird of prey is prominent in the iconography of western Central Asia, and in this particular posture—viewed as if from below—it had an extremely long life in the art of Iran.