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斧頭

ca. late 3rd–early 2nd millennium BCE
Not on view
優れた銀の鋳造に鍍金を施したこの斧頭には、ふたつの鳥の頭を持つ悪魔がイノシシと竜に阻まれている様子が描かれています。イノシシの背の固い毛が刃先を成し(右上)、下部には木製の柄が取り付けられていた穴があります。素材が貴金属であることから、この武器は実用ではなく儀式用に作られたものと思われます。紀元前3千年紀後半から紀元前2千年紀初頭のバクトリア・マルギアナでは、イラン、メソポタミア、アナトリアなどとの贅沢品と実用品の交易により、裕福な都市文化が栄えました。

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 題: 斧頭
  • 時代: 青銅器時代
  • 月日: 紀元前2000年頃
  • 地理: バクトリア・マルギアナ (中央アジア)
  • 手法: 銀、金箔
  • 寸法: 長さ15 cm
  • 提供者: 購入、ハリス・ブリズベーン・ディック基金、ジェームズ N.スピアー・アンド・シンメル財団より助成、1982年
  • 受け入れ番号: 1982.5
  • Curatorial Department: Ancient West Asian Art

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