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Objeto ceremonial en forma de hacha

ca. 100 BCE–300 CE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 244
Es muy probable que este excepcional objeto ceremonial, una obra maestra tanto desde el punto de vista conceptual como técnico, se colgara de una cuerda y se golpeara como un instrumento de percusión. El diseño central de rombos se combina con estrías en el cuello embridado, similares a las protuberancias de la piel de cocodrilo, que tal vez servían para atar la cuerda de la que pendía el instrumento. En el reverso aparece una cara antropomórfica con bandas en espiral y un diseño en dientes de sierra. Este objeto es comparable a la denominada Hacha de Makassar en el Museo Nacional de Indonesia, hallada en el Sulawesi meridional hace un siglo.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Título: Objeto ceremonial en forma de hacha
  • Periodo: Edad de Bronce y Edad de Hierro
  • Fecha: ca. 100 a. C.–300 d. C.
  • Geografía: Indonesia, posiblemente Sulawesi
  • Material: Bronce
  • Dimensiones: a. 105,1 cm
  • Crédito: Compra, donación de George McFadden y Fondo Edith Perry Chapman, 1993
  • Número de inventario: 1993.525
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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