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Bible Dictionaries
Goblet
Bible Dictionary of Animals, Plants and other Objects
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Credit: Jastrow; British Museum
License: Public Domain
Credit URL: https://commons.wikimedia.org...
Comments: Gold stemmed goblet with one handle. Mycenaean artwork, ca. 1500 BC (Late Helladic II). Unknown provenance, contemporary with the Shaft Graves at Mycenae.
Credit: George E. Koronaios
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
Credit URL: https://commons.wikimedia.org...
Comments: Hammered gold goblet with two cast handles ending in naturalistic dogs' heads, depicted bidding the vessel's rim. The 'Acropolis Treasure' from Mycenae comprises a hoard of precious grave gifts looted from tombs and hidden in antiquity. It was recovered from outside the enclosure of Grave Circle A in 1876. These objects date to the end of the 15th century B.C.
From Easton: a laver or trough for washing garments. In Song of Solomon 7:2, a bowl or drinking vessel, a bowl for mixing wine; in Exodus 24:6, a sacrificial basin. (See CUP)
Verses:
- Exodus 24:6
- Esther 1:7
- Song of Solomon 7:2
- Isaiah 51:17
- Isaiah 51:22
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