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Figur eines Tributärs

ca. 8th century BCE
Not on view
Vom neunten bis siebten Jahrhundert v. Chr.beherrschten die Assyrer Mesopotamien, Syrien, die Levante und, für kurze Zeit, sogar Ägypten. Neben allen Arten von Tribut wurden auch geschickte Handwerker aus vielen Teilen des Reiches in die assyrischen Hauptstädte gebracht. Diese Figur trägt Geschenke aus ihrer Heimat für den assyrischen König bei sich: einen Affen, eine Oryxantilope und eine Leopardenhaut – alles Tiere, die aus den Ländern südlich Ägyptens stammen. Dieses Stück, das wahrscheinlich zur Verzierung eines königlichen Möbelstückes diente, weist Merkmale des phönizischen Stils auf, wie beispielsweise die ägyptische Art von Haltung und Form.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titel: Figur eines Tributärs
  • Zeitraum: Neuassyrische Epoche
  • Datum: ca. 800–700 v. Chr.
  • Geografie: Mesopotamien, ausgegraben in Kalhu (heutiges Nimrud)
  • Medium: Elfenbein
  • Dimensionen: H: 13,5 cm
  • Anerkennung: Rogers Fund, 1960
  • Akzession Nr.: 60.145.11
  • Curatorial Department: Ancient West Asian Art

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