Caption

Protoma bull head relief mask. Gold; repoussé, granulation, filigree, soldering. Central nostril area with granulation and filigree; cheeks and top with filigree; eyes, nostrils and muzzle repoussé and bordered with filigree. Small ears and plastically modeled horns horns soldered on. Reverse closed with an undecorated gold sheet with an irregular hole in two-thirds of its height from removal of a fastening element. Ca. 1450–1100 BC Middle Elamite period ?; alternative proposed datings include Achaemenid period 600–539 BC and second half of the 2nd millennium BC. Origin: Elam/Iran. Decoration. Height 9.5 cm; width 7.8 cm; depth 2.5 cm; weight 48 g., A golden decorative mask in the shape of an animal head set against a black background, featuring a textured surface made of many small circular patterns and smooth raised areas, with a pair of curved horns wrapped in a fine coil-like texture, prominent sculpted eye shapes and a pronounced snout, and visible colors including gold tones and black.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A04_292

License type

Rights managed

Available size

38.9Mb (3.3Mb) / 11.0in x 13.8in / 3291 x 4134 (300dpi)

Keywords

Protoma bull head relief mask Gold repoussé granulation filigree soldering Central nostril area cheeks top eyes nostrils muzzle repoussé bordered Small ears plastically modeled horns horns soldered on Reverse closed undecorated gold sheet irregular hole two-thirds height removal fastening element Ca 1450–1100 BC Middle Elamite period alternative proposed datings include Achaemenid period 600–539 BC second half 2nd millennium BC Origin Elam Iran Decoration Height 9.5 cm width 7.8 cm depth 2.5 cm weight 48 g golden decorative mask shape animal head set black background featuring textured surface small circular patterns smooth raised areas pair curved horns wrapped fine coil- texture prominent sculpted eye shapes pronounced snout visible colors gold tones black.