COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
MMA_.1989.281.24
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MMA_.1989.281.24
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
2002
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2002
AMICA Library Year
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Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
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Description:
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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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.
Description
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Creator Nationality:
Asian; Middle Eastern; Persian
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Asian; Middle Eastern; Persian
Creator Nationality
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Creator Name-CRT:
Southwestern Iran
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Southwestern Iran
Creator Name-CRT
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Title:
Roundel with the head of a "hero" surrounded by caprids
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Roundel with the head of a "hero" surrounded by caprids
Title
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View:
Principal view
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Principal view
View
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Creation Date:
14th century B.C.
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14th century B.C.
Creation Date
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Creation Start Date:
-1399
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-1399
Creation Start Date
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Creation End Date:
-1300
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-1300
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
Bitumen, traces of silver and gold foil
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Bitumen, traces of silver and gold foil
Materials and Techniques
false
Style or Period:
Middle Elamite period
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Middle Elamite period
Style or Period
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Creation Place:
Southwestern Iran
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Southwestern Iran
Creation Place
false
Dimensions:
H. 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm)
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H. 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm)
Dimensions
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AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
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Owner Location:
New York, New York
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New York, New York
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
1989.281.24
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1989.281.24
ID Number
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Credit Line:
Gift of Norbert Schimmel Trust, 1989
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Gift of Norbert Schimmel Trust, 1989
Credit Line
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Copyright:
Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art . All rights reserved.
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Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art . All rights reserved.
Copyright
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Rights:
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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp</a>
Rights
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.h1_1989.281.24.tif
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MMA_.h1_1989.281.24.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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