Urartian Belt Fragment with Animal Motifs

1986.10.0002B

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Basic Information

Artifact Identification Urartian Belt Fragment with Animal Motifs   (1986.10.0002B)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Personal Artifacts
  2. :
  3. Clothing
  4. :
  5. Clothing Accessories
Artist/Maker None
Geographic Location
Period/Date Assyrian, 850 BCE
Culture Urartian

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length) 26.3 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 4.0 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) 0.1 cm
Weight 45 g
Measuring Remarks Measurements are of belt portion only. Entire belt as displayed is 35.9 x 27.0 x 0.3 cm.
Materials Metal--Bronze
Manufacturing Processes Repoussé, Forging--Cold
Munsell Color Information Color ID taken 7/9/97: Dark Greenish Gray (5B 3/1) -ns Color ID taken 3/9/99: Dark Grayish Yellowish Brown (10YR 3/2) -Metal without corrosion or patine. Moderate Green (5G 5/4) -Corrosion. Black (N 2/ 3.1% R) -Black patina.

Research Remarks

Published Description N/A
Description N/A
Comparanda

-Similar piece in Metropolitan Museum of Art. Has five zones including bulls, lions, & archers on horses. Almost intact. Said to come from East Anatolia. Late 8th, early 7th c. BC -Picture of nearly identical piece in research files from unknown German-language exhibit/auction catalog: “Bronze belt, Urartu 9th-7th c. BC. ... Decor: Rosettes, deer, panthers and lions.” - Source Unknown, n.d.

Bibliography

Orient und Frühes Griechenland. Kunstwerke der Sammlung H.u.T. Bosshard. Exhibit catalog. Antikenmuseum Basel mit Sammlung Ludwig, 1990, Nr. 18.

Artifact History

Archaeological Data N/A
Credit Line/Dedication Gift of Betty Ann Knight in Memory of Mrs. A. R. Knight
Reproduction no
Reproduction Information N/A

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