阿玛萨斯石棺

塞浦路斯

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 174

毋庸置疑,阿玛萨斯石棺的主人是一位阿玛萨斯的国王,这具石棺可以说是大都会博物馆丰富的塞浦路斯艺术藏品中最重要的一件作品。石棺表面依然存留的色彩令人惊叹,其画面表现出在公元前五世纪塞浦路斯的多元文化背景下,这位统治者的权力和对神祗的虔敬。在石棺的长边上,一队战车在骑马的侍卫护送下前行,步兵紧随其后。此处最尊贵的可能是遮阳伞下的那位人物。石棺的短边上刻画了古代近东阿施塔特女神的形象和一排古埃及贝斯神的雕像,这两位神祗都与生育力有关。

Limestone sarcophagus: the Amathus sarcophagus, Hard limestone, Cypriot

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