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Figura astada en actitud de marcha

ca. 3000 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 202
Fundida a la cera perdida en los primeros tiempos de la escultura en metal, esta dinámica figura proyecta extraordinaria fuerza y monumentalidad a pesar de su pequeño tamaño. El hombre calzado con botas de puntas curvadas hacia arriba, indumentaria propia de las regiones montañosas de Irán y Mesopotamia, forma un par con otra figura casi idéntica. Las astas de íbice que le salen de la cabeza y las alas de ave de rapiña que envuelven sus hombros magnifican su poderío. La combinación de formas humanas y animales para representar el mundo sobrenatural, y quizás expresar creencias chamanistas, es característica de las artes del Irán protoelamita.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Título: Figura astada en actitud de marcha
  • Periodo: Periodo protoelamita
  • Fecha: ca. 3100–2900 a. C.
  • Geografía: Irán o Mesopotamia
  • Material: Aleación de cobre
  • Dimensiones: a. 17,5 cm
  • Crédito: Compra, donación de Lila Acheson Wallace, 2007
  • Número de inventario: 2007.28
  • Curatorial Department: Ancient West Asian Art

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