Hittite Drinking Cup in the Shape of a Fist in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, June 2010

Drinking vessel in the shape of a fist
Near Eastern, Anatolian, Hittite, Hittite New Kingdom, reign of Tudhaliya III, 14th century B.C.

Place of Manufacture: central Anatolia

Dimensions: Width x length: 10 x 15.5 cm (3 15/16 x 6 1/8 in.)

Medium or Technique: Silver

Classification: Vessels

Accession Number: 2004.2230

This ceremonial drinking vessel is shaped in the form of a human fist with a procession of musicians in relief along the cuff.

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