超自然生物的形象 - 美国大都会艺术博物馆展品查阅

品名（中）	超自然生物的形象
品名（英）	Figure of a supernatural creature
入馆年号	1951年，51.131.2
策展部门	古代近东艺术（Ancient Near Eastern Art）
创作者
创作年份	公元前 800 - 公元前 600
创作地区
分类
尺寸	2 3/16 × 1 5/8 × 13/16 英寸 (5.6 × 4.1 × 2 厘米)
介绍（中）	这种圆形雕刻的零碎生物结合了人的头、跪马的前腿、鱼的身体和大翅膀。鱼鳞、有纹理的头发和胡须等细节都经过了精细的建模，眼睛、眉毛和翅膀羽毛上都雕刻了深洞，但现在都不见了。底部保留了一个榫头，这表明它最初是连接在框架上的，可能是家具的一部分 1947年，据说在伊朗西北部Ziwiye村附近的一个土堆里发现了一件宝藏。Ziwiye的物品在风格上与公元前八世纪和七世纪的亚述艺术以及当代叙利亚、乌拉图和斯基泰亚的艺术相似。此后，许多黄金、白银、青铜、象牙和陶瓷制品出现在文物市场上，其出处为Ziwiye，尽管无法核实这一身份。
介绍（英）	This fragmentary creature carved in the round combines the head of a man, the forelegs of a kneeling horse, the body of a fish, and large wings. Details such as the fish scales and textured hair and beard are finely modeled, and deep cavities were carved for inlay in the eyes, eyebrows, and wing feathers, all of which are now missing. A tenon is preserved at the bottom, suggesting it was originally attached to a frame, perhaps as part of a piece of furniture. In 1947 a treasure was reputedly found at a mound near the village of Ziwiye in northwestern Iran. Objects attributed to Ziwiye are stylistically similar to Assyrian art of the eighth and seventh centuries B.C. as well as to the art of contemporary Syria, Urartu, and Scythia. Many objects of gold, silver, bronze, ivory, and ceramic have since appeared on the antiquities market with the provenance of Ziwiye, although there is no way to verify this identification.

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