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Figurine à cornes, en marche

ca. 3000 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 202
Moulée à la cire perdue à l’aube de l’art du métal, cette figurine dynamique dégage, malgré sa petite taille, une puissance extraordinaire et une impression de monumentalité. Elle fait partie d’une paire de personnages masculins énergiques quasi identiques, qui portent les bottes aux pointes relevées typiques des hauts plateaux de l’Iran et de la Mésopotamie. Les cornes d’ibex sur sa tête, de même que le corps et les ailes d’un oiseau de proie drapés sur ses épaules, accentuent l’énergie qui se dégage de la pièce. Le mélange des formes animales et humaines, qui évoquent le monde surnaturel et expriment peut-être des croyances chamaniques, est caractéristique de l’art iranien à l’époque proto-élamite.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titre: Figurine à cornes, en marche
  • Période: Période proto-élamite
  • Date: v. 3100–2900 av. J.-C.
  • Aire géographique: Iran ou Mésopotamie
  • Technique: Alliage de cuivre
  • Dimensions: H. 17,5 cm
  • Crédits: Achat, don de Lila Acheson Wallace, 2007
  • Accession Number: 2007.28
  • Curatorial Department: Ancient West Asian Art

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