Southern Mesopotamia / Molded plaque with a king or god carrying a mace / 2000?1700 B.C.

Southern Mesopotamia
Molded plaque with a king or god carrying a mace
2000?1700 B.C.
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Creator Nationality: Asian; Middle Eastern; Mesopotamian; Southern Mesopotamian
Creator Name-CRT: Southern Mesopotamia
Title: Molded plaque with a king or god carrying a mace
View: Principal view
Creation Start Date: 0
Creation End Date: 0
Creation Date: 2000?1700 B.C.
Creation Place: Southern Mesopotamia
Object Type: Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Materials and Techniques: ceramic
Dimensions: H. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm)
Description:

Ceramic plaques of this sort were mass-produced from molds and represent a form of art available to a wide audience . They have been excavated in temples as well as household shrines in private homes. Their subject matter varies widely, including religious images, mythological and erotic scenes, and representations of rulers and gods.

The figure on this plaque carries a mace or scepter and wears a short kilt and the round headdress of an Old Babylonian/Isin-Larsa ruler. His posture is erect and commanding, resembling that of Mesopotamian rulers of the Akkadian period on monumental relief sculpture. The mace held by this figure is often interpreted as a symbol of authority that has been invested by a higher power. Similar figures appear on cylinder seals, where they are usually depicted facing a suppliant goddess who intercedes with the gods on behalf of the seal owner. While some scholars have suggested that this figure is a god, it is likely that he is a king in warrior dress.

AMICA Contributor: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Owner Location: New York, New York
ID Number: 32.39.2
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1932
Copyright: Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
Rights: http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp
Style or Period: Isin-Larsa&-Old Babylonian period
AMICA ID: MMA_.32.39.2
AMICA Library Year: 2002
Media Metadata Rights: Copyright (c) 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All Rights Reserved

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