Top of standard with male figure and flanking ibexes attacked by dogs
Unknown Artist
ca. 1500–1100 BCE
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
11 3/4 x 4 1/2 in. (29.8 x 11.4 cm)
Classification
Metalwork-Sculpture
Culture & Period
Elamite · Middle Elamite
Department
Ancient Near Eastern Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1957
Accession Number
57.13.2
Tags
About this artwork
This Top of standard with male figure and flanking ibexes attacked by dogs dating to ca. 1500–1100 BCE exemplifies the artistic traditions of Elamite, Middle Elamite, Southwestern Iran. Created in bronze, the work demonstrates technical mastery of materials and processes characteristic of Elamite, Middle Elamite, Southwestern Iran artisans. As part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Ancient Near Eastern Art, this piece contributes to our understanding of historical artistic production. The wor...