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Oggetto rituale a forma di ascia

ca. 100 BCE–300 CE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 244
Questo straordinario oggetto da cerimonia, molto elaborato sia dal punto di vista concettuale sia da quello tecnico, quasi certamente veniva utilizzato come strumento da percussione che veniva appeso e colpito. Le striature sul collo, che ricordano i segni in rilievo della pelle di un coccodrillo, si combinano ai motivi a losanga e forse servivano per trattenere la corda da cui pendeva lo strumento. Sul retro si vede un viso antropomorfo con bande a spirale e un disegno dentellato. L’oggetto si può confrontare con la cosiddetta ascia di Makassar conservata presso il National Museum dell’Indonesia, rinvenuta nel Sulawesi meridionale cent’anni orsono.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titolo: Oggetto rituale a forma di ascia
  • Periodo: Età del Bronzo e del Ferro
  • Data: ca. 100 a.C.-300 d.C.
  • Area geografica: Indonesia, forse Sulawesi
  • Materiale e tecnica: Bronzo
  • Dimensioni: Alt. 105,1 cm
  • Crediti: Acquistato, donazione di George McFadden e Edith Perry Chapman Fund, 1993
  • Numero d'inventario: 1993.525
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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