LaurieAnnie's photos with the keyword: Thracian

Thracian Silver Appliques in the Metropolitan Muse…

07 Jul 2008 420
Appliques Silver, gilded silver Thrace, lower Danube region Thraco-Getian, 5th-4th century BC Accession # 1995.163.1-.2 Text from the Metropolitan Museum of Art label.

Beaker with Birds and Animals in the Metropolitan…

30 Jul 2008 1284
Beaker with Birds and Animals Silver Thrace, lower Danube region Thraco-Getian, 4th century BC Accession # 47.100.88 The scene depicts a row of stags, a goat, a bird, and a bird of prey attacking a fish and a hare. On the base is a beast eating the leg of an animal while holding another in its claws. A vessel almost identical in form and representation to this example was excavated at Agighiol in Romania. The extraordinary and exotic stylization- for example birds' heads projecting from antlers- is foreign to Western concepts and powerfully reflects Central Asian sensibilities and ideology. Text from the Metropolitan Museum of Art label.