Ritual Ladle (Armenia)
| Ritual Ladle | |
|---|---|
| Material | bronze |
| Size | 52 x 20.5 cm |
| Created | 15th-14th centuries BC |
| Discovered | Lchashen, Armenia |
| Present location | History Museum of Armenia |
| Identification | 2007-3 |
The Ritual Ladle from the 15th–14th centuries BC, was discovered in Lchashen, Armenia, with a decorated long handle. It is kept in the History Museum of Armenia under the number 2007-3.
Description
The ritual ladle is a bronze artifact measuring 52 x 20.5 cm. The long handle of the ritual ladle is cylindrical, tubular, and hollow. It is decorated with wedge-shaped cuts ending with a sculptural figure of a bird sitting at the end of the wheel.[1] The bird's feathers are marked with rectangular cuts. The center of the wheel is marked with an image of the cross. The ritual ladle was found in a mausoleum inside a bronze pot.[1][2]
References
- ^ a b Հայացք բրոնզե դարից, Ալբոմ-կատալոգ, Հայաստանի պատմության թանգարան, 2016, 160 էջ: A Glance from the Bronze Age. Yerevan, History Museum of Armenia, 2016, 160 pages.
- ^ "Ritual Ladle - Armenian Treasury". Armenian Treasury (in Armenian). Retrieved 2017-02-18.
Further reading
- View from the Bronze Age, album-catalog, History Museum of Armenia, 2010
- Harutyun Mnatsakanyan, The Main Stages of Lchashen's Development of Culture. Yerevan, 1968