Légende

Pounder, unknown Near Eastern workshop; pounder with a low, ribbed, cylindrical socket and a blade in the form of a massive wedge set at a slight angle to the shaft. 1st half of the 2nd millennium BC; Middle Bronze Period. Western Iran findspot: Iran. Weapon. Material culture: geometric ornaments, edged weapons. Height 4.6 cm; width 12.5 cm; depth 3.2 cm; weight 324 g., A close-up of a weathered metal object with a tapered, wedge-like extension attached to a rounded, hollow end; the surface shows rough, pitted textures and layered ridges on the rounded portion. The visible colors include brown, green, dark gray, and patches of goldish tones, with mottled areas where the colors blend and a few lighter highlights on raised edges. The object rests on a neutral light-gray background and casts a soft shadow beneath it.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A01_099

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

35.7Mo (1.9Mo) / 41.6cm x 21.5cm / 4911 x 2541 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Pounder unknown Near Eastern workshop pounder low ribbed cylindrical socket blade form massive wedge set slight angle shaft 1st half 2nd millennium BC Middle Bronze Period Western Iran findspot Iran Weapon Material culture geometric ornaments edged weapons Height 4.6 cm width 12.5 cm depth 3.2 cm weight 324 g close-up weathered metal object tapered wedge- extension attached rounded hollow surface rough pitted textures layered ridges rounded portion visible colors include brown green dark gray patches goldish tones mottled areas colors blend lighter highlights raised edges object rests neutral light-gray background casts soft shadow beneath .