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Fer de hache perforé

ca. late 3rd–early 2nd millennium BCE
Not on view
Ce fer de hache en argent, habilement moulé et recouvert de feuilles d’or, figure un démon à tête d’oiseau luttant contre un sanglier et un dragon. Le corps du sanglier est tordu de sorte que les soies du dos dessinent la tranche de la lame (en haut à droite) ; le bas de la pièce est percé pour recevoir un manche. Les matières précieuses utilisées pour fabriquer la hache indiquent un usage cérémoniel plutôt qu’utilitaire. Une riche civilisation urbaine a prospéré en Bactrie-Margiane, de la fin du troisième jusqu’au début du deuxième millénaire av. J.-C., en partie grâce au commerce de produits de luxe et d’objets utilitaires avec les civilisations d’Iran, de Mésopotamie et d’ Anatolie.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titre: Fer de hache perforé
  • Période: Âge du bronze
  • Date: v. 2000 av. J.-C.
  • Aire géographique: Bactrie-Margiane (Asie centrale)
  • Technique: Argent, feuille d'or
  • Dimensions: L. 15 cm
  • Crédits: Achat, fonds Harris Brisbane Dick, et dons de James N. Spear et Schimmel Inc., 1982
  • Accession Number: 1982.5
  • Curatorial Department: Ancient West Asian Art

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