English: In the "center of this shallow bowl," a man stabs a raging lion. They are surrounded by, "a ring of flying ducks." And prancing horses. In the next ring, archers on foot and "mounted spearmen advance among trees behind a chariot." The design, "which may represent a hunting expedition," is encircled by a serpent with patterned skin. The clothing and hairstyle of the figures is Egyptian, while the subject matter of the central scene is a common Mesopotamian theme of combat between man and beast. Phoenician artists frequently adapted the styles of neighboring cultures.