Object Description
A finely modelled Elamite bronze attachment of a male figure. The form is portrayed standing, facing frontally, and gazing forward. His feet are close together and his arms are placed along his body. The facial features have been flattened with age with a mouth and two incised dots for the eyes remaining visible. Similar circular incisions decorate the tunic, possibly suggesting the texture of the traditional woollen robes; kaunakes. The figure is wearing an elaborate headdress with curved horns. This detail potentially identifies the figure as an ancient Elamite deity, Inshushinak, a tutelary god of the city of Susa in Elam. The reverse remains undecorated with two flat bronze pins and possibly a catchplate fragment remaining. Mounted on a custom made stand.
Date: Circa 1500-1200 BC