Caption

Protoma; bull's head relief mask made in gold using repoussé, granulation, and filigree; eyes, nostrils, and muzzle repoussé and bordered with filigree; cheeks and top of head decorated with filigree; small ears and plastically modeled horns horns soldered on; reverse closed with an undecorated gold sheet with an irregular hole from removal of a fastening element. Materials: gold; technique: goldsmithing. Subject: bull head. Style/attribution: Elamite/Iranian art. Date: ca. 1450–ca. 1100 BC Middle Elamite period? — alternative datings proposed to the Achaemenid period 600–539 BC and to the second half of the 2nd millennium BC. Place of origin: Elam Iran. Dimensions: height 9.5 cm, width 7.8 cm, depth 2.5 cm; weight 48 g. Maker: unknown., A close-up view of a textured metallic object with a golden appearance against a neutral gray background, showing a portion that resembles an eye-shaped raised form surrounded by intricate circular and beaded patterns, a raised tubular element with fine ridges, a folded ear-like structure with irregular perforations, and areas where the gold surface varies slightly in tone from bright gold to darker golden-brown.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A04_289

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68.7Mb (3.8Mb) / 13.3in x 20.0in / 4000 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Protoma bull's head relief mask gold using repoussé granulation filigree eyes nostrils muzzle repoussé bordered cheeks top head decorated small ears plastically modeled horns horns soldered on reverse closed undecorated sheet irregular hole removal fastening element Materials technique goldsmithing Subject bull head Style attribution Elamite Iranian art Date ca 1450–ca 1100 BC Middle Elamite period alternative datings proposed Achaemenid period 600–539 BC second half 2nd millennium BC Place origin Elam Iran Dimensions height 9.5 cm width 7.8 cm depth 2.5 cm weight 48 g Maker unknown close-up view textured metallic object golden appearance neutral gray background showing portion resembles eye-shaped raised form surrounded intricate circular beaded patterns raised tubular element fine ridges folded ear- structure irregular perforations areas gold surface varies slightly tone bright gold darker golden-brown.