Dedicatory Ceremonial Drinking Cups

Object/Artifact

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The Civilization of Llhuros

DEDICATORY CEREMONIAL TRI-CUPS OF THE HORSE PEOPLE | circa 1971-83 | Photo by Ann Cady, 2024 | ©2026 Norman Daly Art: Professor Nils Schilaneder, in his "LEDENDE SYMBOLE DER LLHUROSCHEU KUNST UND KULTUR" suggests the cup was used in the initiation rites of a minor sub-caste, the Nacirem, involved insobriety, animal sacrifice and lunar worship. The cup held vinous fermentations--sacred wines whose fumes were inhaled The ambiguous imagery may be either that of stylized fish or portraits of Elauvon, a leader of the Horse People. The craftsmanship indicates the Horse People's sophisticated cultural aesthetic, highlighting artistic techniques employed in metalwork from the period.
DEDICATORY CEREMONIAL TRI-CUPS OF THE HORSE PEOPLE | circa 1971-83 | Photo by Ann Cady, 2024 | ©2026 Norman Daly Art

Professor Nils Schilaneder, in his "LEDENDE SYMBOLE DER LLHUROSCHEU KUNST UND KULTUR" suggests the cup was used in the initiation rites of a minor sub-caste, the Nacirem, involved insobriety, animal sacrifice and lunar worship. The cup held vinous fermentations--sacred wines whose fumes were inhaled The ambiguous imagery may be either that of stylized fish or portraits of Elauvon, a leader of the Horse People. The craftsmanship indicates the Horse People's sophisticated cultural aesthetic, highlighting artistic techniques employed in metalwork from the period.

Name/Title

Dedicatory Ceremonial Drinking Cups

Entry/Object ID

COL_RO.2

Description

Professor Nils Schilaneder, in his "LEDENDE SYMBOLE DER LLHUROSCHEU KUNST UND KULTUR" suggests the cup was used in the initiation rites of a minor sub-caste, the Nacirem, involved insobriety, animal sacrifice and lunar worship. The cup held vinous fermentations--sacred wines whose fumes were inhaled The ambiguous imagery may be either that of stylized fish or portraits of Elauvon, a leader of the Horse People. The craftsmanship indicates the Horse People's sophisticated cultural aesthetic, highlighting artistic techniques employed in metalwork from the period.

Category

Middle Period, Trolydos

Made/Created

Artist

Norman Daly

Date made

circa 1971 - 1983

Place

Academic Institution

Cornell University

City

Ithaca, New York

Continent

North America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Asia Minor

Culture/Tribe

Llhuros, Horse People

Dimensions

Height

16 in

Width

12 in

Height

7 in

Width

6 in

Depth

5-1/4 in

Materials

Material

Bronze; blue-green patina, considerable corrosion and crude repair on feet

Material Notes

Fictional medium as described by Norman Daly for the 1981 Tyler School of Art and 1983-84 Rotterdam exhibition materials.

Acquisition

Notes

This object is a unique element of the "Civilization of Llhuros" collection given to the Cornell University Anthropology Collection in 2026.

Web Links and URLs

1972 Exhibition Catalog, p.11: Description of the Horse People, Photo Rotterdam exhibition, 1983-84

Exhibitions

Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen | Rotterdam, The Netherlands (1983-84)
Cornell University, Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art (2004)
Tyler School of Art | "Imaginary Civilizations" | Temple University, Philadephia (1981)