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Die Goldschale der Iabâ – eine levantinische Antiquität

2010; De Gruyter; Volume: 100; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1515/za.2010.006

1613-1150

Dirk Wicke,

Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies

The golden bowl IM 105 697 was found among the large numer of precious objects inside the tomb of Iabâ, queen of Tiglath-pileser III, at Nimrud. Its strongly Egyptian decoration can be compared to silver-bowl ÄM 14 117 from Cyprus and is distinct from other items of Levantine crafts. Iconography and style rather point to a 10th cent. date and an origin for the two bowls in the southern Levant. Accordingly, the gold-bowl must be considered a more than 200 year-old antiquity at the time when it was deposited in the royal tomb at Nimrud.