ANCIENT ARTS OF CENTRAL ASIA Silver vessel with warrior struggling with leopardsA larger image of this silver vessel with warrior struggling with leopards.
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Illustration 59, p70 in Tamara Talbot Rice, Ancient Arts of Central Asia, 1965
59 this silver mug may well have served some ritual purpose. It is engraved with warriors in closefitting tunics holding a leopard in each hand. Ninth century BC