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Vessel terminating in the forepart of a stag

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Silver gold inlay, Hittite Empire, Hittite
Rights: Public Domain
Ancient West Asian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Gift of Norbert Schimmel Trust 1989
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Title: Vessel terminating in the forepart of a stag
Description:
Silver gold inlay, Hittite Empire, Hittite.

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