统治者头像

伊朗或美索不达米亚

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这尊头像呈实物大小,其身份及产地仍是个谜。但其精湛的手工艺、创新的技术和贵重材料铜合金的使用都表明,它代表一位国王或上层人物。其眼中的黑色空洞部分或许曾镶嵌过对比材料,这种手法是古代近东艺术品的特征。受到腐蚀的铜质表面下,仍能看到修饰得整洁优雅的胡须纹样以及头巾上的曲线纹和斜条纹。

Head of a ruler, Copper alloy

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