Produced in the Achaemenid Empire, about 2500 years ago during the fourth and third centuries BCE, "the cup, which is 5.5 inches high, is embossed with two female faces, each wearing a crown formed from snakes." This cup is similar to Roman double-headed bowls and tableware, which usually depicted Janus, the god of doorways, gates, beginnings and endings.
Works Cited
Information: Wright, Diana. "Achaemenid Gold Cup." Atrium. David Meadows, 2008.
Web. 13 Oct., 2014.
Picture: http://arthistory.we-wish.net/tag/persian-art/
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