斧形礼器

印度尼西亚，可能来自苏拉威西岛

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 244

这件引人注目的礼器是概念和工艺上的双重杰作。几乎可以肯定，它曾是一件悬挂起来供人叩击的打击乐器。带突缘的颈部条痕与鳄鱼皮表面突出的纹路相似，它们与菱形图案搭配，可能曾经用于固定悬挂乐器的绳子。器物背面饰有一张人形面孔以及螺旋带和锯齿纹样。此斧可与印度尼西亚国家博物馆所藏的“马卡萨斧”相比拟，后者是一个世纪以前在苏拉威西岛南部发现的。

Ceremonial Object in the Shape of an Ax, Bronze alloy, Indonesia, possibly Sulawesi

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Ceremonial Object in the Shape of an Ax, Bronze alloy, Indonesia, possibly Sulawesi
Ceremonial Object in the Shape of an Ax, Bronze alloy, Indonesia, possibly Sulawesi

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