Assyrian Wine Cups - Set
Practical and beautiful, honestly, why did we ever stop using these?
As old as it is ingenius, the original two-parted cups belonged to the Assyrians. Our cups have been modelled from those found in excavations in Mardin - the city that sits on the edge of the ancient region of Mesopotamia.
Below is a description from the Museum of Mardin where some of the original cups are kept:
Beakers with knob-bases, funnel-necks and grooves formed by pressing fingers compose the characteristic "palace ware" of the period.
Material: Ceramics
Measures: H 11cm, Di 7.5cm
Notes: Each colour is unique and the glaze bears imperfections
Practical and beautiful, honestly, why did we ever stop using these?
As old as it is ingenius, the original two-parted cups belonged to the Assyrians. Our cups have been modelled from those found in excavations in Mardin - the city that sits on the edge of the ancient region of Mesopotamia.
Below is a description from the Museum of Mardin where some of the original cups are kept:
Beakers with knob-bases, funnel-necks and grooves formed by pressing fingers compose the characteristic "palace ware" of the period.
Material: Ceramics
Measures: H 11cm, Di 7.5cm
Notes: Each colour is unique and the glaze bears imperfections
Practical and beautiful, honestly, why did we ever stop using these?
As old as it is ingenius, the original two-parted cups belonged to the Assyrians. Our cups have been modelled from those found in excavations in Mardin - the city that sits on the edge of the ancient region of Mesopotamia.
Below is a description from the Museum of Mardin where some of the original cups are kept:
Beakers with knob-bases, funnel-necks and grooves formed by pressing fingers compose the characteristic "palace ware" of the period.
Material: Ceramics
Measures: H 11cm, Di 7.5cm
Notes: Each colour is unique and the glaze bears imperfections
