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  • Title:
    Finial
  • Subjects: 1000-800 BC, Iron Age 2 ; Bernadotte, Gustaf Adolf ; Google Art ; Gustav VI ; H M Konung Gustaf Adolf ; H.K.H. Kronprins Gustaf Adolf ; Kulturhistoria ; vcm
  • Description: Provider: - Institution: - Data provided by Europeana Collections- Arne, FK, s. 29, bild. Arne 1962 fig 5; Marino 2000 p. 23 pl. 7- Base and branch were NOT found with the finial.- Cast. Three rampant ibexes whose front paws form circle, as do back hooves. W: (span of horns): Decor: two raised knobs on each horn, one horn each, large ears, prominent round eyes, beards. Pointy tails, and erect phallus.- Cf/excavation: Vanden Berghe 1973a fig 11:50 2 short horned and beard- semi natural not much resemblance H: 15 cm, W: 10 found with short squat base Bard-i-Bal tomb 17, fig 20:19 tomb 68 Bard-i-Bal same as above H: 10.7 on disintegrated base; — 1972b fig 36:19, 37:D same as above two. Iron 2 1000-800; Cf/collection: Mellink 1964 pl. III fig 1 (only 2 animals); Potratz 1955 pl. 11:3 no tails? Potratz 1968 Sarre: taf XXVII: 162.- Cleaning and conservation report. D-nr 16455013, 950108. General condition: dirty with dust. It has very hard calcareous deposit crust from soil. Underneath there is a thin layer of very dark green/grey, smooth corrosion, which is missing on large part of the surface, exposing dark brown, smooth original surface. Treatment: cleaned mechanically with scalpel, small soft rotating bristle and steel brushes, sharpeded bamboo stick, under magnification. Surface is slightly polished with beeswax using soft rotating bristle brush.- Exhibition 1999- Främre Orienten- Främre Orienten - Showcase 09:02.- Function: The three ibexes (mountain goats) stand on their hind legs with front paws forming a circle. It was probably used with a bronze base mounted on a pole and could be the symbol of a clan or religious leader. The base and branch shown here were not found with the finial. Acquisition: Gift from HRH Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf in 1936. Why this is a masterpiece The object is unique since it was made in the lost wax process. At the same time it is well within the iconography of elegant animal motifs known from this culture. There is no finer ibex finial known anywhere. History of the Object The Luristan bronze collection in Medelhavsmuseet is among the largest and most varied of Luristan collections outside Iran since most were acquired early in the 1930s. (Virtual Collection of Masterpieces, http://masterpieces.asemus.museum/Default.aspx)- Gift of HRH Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf 1936.- Gåva från kronprins Gustav Adolf.- H. 9.8 cm, W of span of horns. 6.5 cm.- Iran- Rusty brown with dark medium green surface. Intact.- SHM 20984,7 MMLur 410- All metadata published by Europeana are available free of restriction under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication. However, Europeana requests that you actively acknowledge and give attribution to all metadata sources including Europeana
  • Publisher: Medelhavsmuseet
  • Creation Date: 1000
  • Language: Swedish
  • Source: Europeana Collections

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