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Figura di portatore di offerte

ca. 8th century BCE
Not on view
Dal IX al VII secolo a.C., gli Assiri dominarono la Mesopotamia, la Siria, le regioni del Levante e, per un breve periodo, persino l’Egitto. Da ogni parte dell’ impero giungevano nelle capitali assire tributi di ogni sorta ed esperti artigiani. Il personaggio raffigurato porta con sé doni per il sovrano assiro dalla sua terra natale: una scimmia, un orice (gazzella africana) e la pelle di un leopardo, tutti animali presenti nelle regioni a sud dell’Egitto. Quest’opera, probabilmente concepita per decorare arredi di corte, mostra tratti dello stile fenicio, come il carattere tipicamente egiziano della postura e dei lineamenti.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titolo: Figura di portatore di offerte
  • Periodo: Periodo neoassiro
  • Data: ca. 800-700 a.C.
  • Area geografica: Mesopotamia, rinvenuto a Kalhu (odierna Nimrud)
  • Materiale e tecnica: Avorio
  • Dimensioni: Alt. 13,5 cm
  • Crediti: Rogers Fund, 1960
  • Numero d'inventario: 60.145.11
  • Curatorial Department: Ancient West Asian Art

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