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Cabeça de um governante

ca. 2300–2000 BCE
Not on view
A identidade desta cabeça de tamanho natural e o lugar onde foi criada são ainda um mistério. Sua criação inteligente, a tecnologia inovadora e o uso de liga de cobre, um material muito caro, sugerem que representa um rei ou um personagem importante. As órbitas dos olhos, agora vazias, talvez tenham sido incorporadas com materiais de cores contrastantes, como era característico do Oriente Próximo. Sob a superfície corroída de cobre ainda se distinguem as ondas de uma barba distinta e um elegante bigode aparado, bem como as linhas curvas e diagonais de um turbante de pano.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Título: Cabeça de um governante
  • Período: Idade do bronze arcaica
  • Data: ca. 2300–2000 a.C.
  • Geografia: Irã ou Mesopotâmia
  • Meio: Liga de cobre
  • Dimensões: 34,3 cm de altura
  • Linha de créditos: Fundo Rogers, 1947
  • Número de acesso: 47.100.80
  • Curatorial Department: Ancient West Asian Art

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