Detail View: The AMICA Library: Roundel with the head of a "hero" surrounded by caprids
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AMICA ID:
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MMA_.1989.281.24
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AMICA Library Year:
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2002
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Description:
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This roundel, carved out of bitumen, was originally overlaid with silver and gold foil. Finely incised in the center is the head of a hero figure with long hair parted down the middle, ending in three curls on each side. The figure is separated from a row of seven recumbentt rams by a double rope-pattern band. The outer border is the same rope-pattern. The roundel would have been attached to another object as a decorative element. Several similar roundels were excavated at the Middle Elamite sites of Haft Tepe (ancient Kabnak) and Susa. The style of the hero's face and delineation of his features are seen in Elamite art as well.
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Creator Nationality:
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Asian; Middle Eastern; Persian
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Southwestern Iran
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Title:
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Roundel with the head of a "hero" surrounded by caprids
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View:
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Principal view
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Creation Date:
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14th century B.C.
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Creation Start Date:
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-1399
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Creation End Date:
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-1300
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Materials and Techniques:
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Bitumen, traces of silver and gold foil
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Style or Period:
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Middle Elamite period
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Creation Place:
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Southwestern Iran
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Dimensions:
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H. 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm)
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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New York, New York
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ID Number:
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1989.281.24
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Credit Line:
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Gift of Norbert Schimmel Trust, 1989
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Copyright:
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Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art . All rights reserved.
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Rights:
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MMA_.h1_1989.281.24.tif
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