Plaque fragment with chariot scenes inscribed with the Urartian royal name Argishti

ca. 713–679 BCE
Not on view
This fragment is decorated with two identical royal or religious processions, a typical stylistic and iconographic representation. What the footmen carry remains unknown. The Urartian cuneiform inscription above the top panel reads: "From the arsenal of Argishti."

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Object Information
  • Title: Plaque fragment with chariot scenes inscribed with the Urartian royal name Argishti
  • Period: Iron Age III
  • Date: ca. 713–679 BCE
  • Geography: Urartu
  • Culture: Urartian
  • Medium: Bronze
  • Dimensions: 5 15/16 × 3 9/16 × 1/16 in. (15.1 × 9 × 0.2 cm)
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1976
  • Object Number: 1976.5
  • Curatorial Department: Ancient West Asian Art

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