船只在一只神奇的狮子兽的早期终止 - 美国大都会艺术博物馆展品查阅

品名（中）	船只在一只神奇的狮子兽的早期终止
品名（英）	Vessel terminating in the forepart of a fantastic leonine creature
入馆年号	1954年，54.3.3
策展部门	古代近东艺术（Ancient Near Eastern Art）
创作者
创作年份	公元前 500 - 公元前 400
创作地区
分类
尺寸	6 11/16 × 5 7/16 × 3 5/8 英寸, 2.1 磅 (17 × 13.8 × 9.2 厘米, 1 kg)
介绍（中）	在近东、希腊和意大利，以动物头部为末端的角形血管有着悠久的历史。早期伊朗的例子是直的，杯子和动物的头在同一平面上。后来，在阿契美尼德时期，头部或动物原型通常与杯子成直角，就像这件作品一样。在这个金制容器的制造过程中，几个零件通过钎焊无形地连接在一起，这表明了高超的技术技巧。一百三十六英尺长的绞合线将容器的上部装饰成四十四行，狮子嘴的顶部凸起成微小的肋骨。作为阿契美尼德风格的典型，咆哮的狮子的凶猛被装饰惯例所调和和克制。狮子的背部有一个羽冠；他的鬃毛有着编织材料的规则外观；他的侧翼被鸵鸟羽毛覆盖。羽毛的加入与传统不同，表明这只狮子有翅膀，具有一定的超自然意义。
介绍（英）	Horn-shaped vessels ending in an animal's head have a long history in the Near East as well as in Greece and Italy. Early Iranian examples are straight, with the cup and animal head in the same plane. Later, in the Achaemenid period, the head, or animal protome, was often placed at a right angle to the cup, as in this piece. In the manufacture of this gold vessel, several parts were invisibly joined by brazing, which demonstrates superb technical skill. One hundred and thirty-six feet of twisted wire decorate the upper band of the vessel in forty-four even rows, and the roof of the lion's mouth is raised in tiny ribs. Typical of Achaemenid style, the ferocity of the snarling lion has been tempered and restrained by decorative convention. The lion has a crest running down his back; his mane has the disciplined appearance of a woven material; and his flanks are covered by an ostrich plume. The inclusion of the plume, a departure from convention, suggests that this lion is winged and has some supernatural significance.