Object Description
A finely executed Iron Age Elamite bronze figural protome, styled as a winged male divinity which might have once been attached to a bronze cauldron. The male divinity is presented holding a trident in each hand that naturally extends from his shoulder, his hands curled around each shaft. He wears a long garment that conceals his feet which has been decorated with elongated leaf and herringbone patterns. He is portrayed bearded, wearing a round and low cap, featuring Assyrian-influenced facial features including exaggerated, almond-shaped eyes, sensual, full lips, and a pyramidal nose. His garment is divided into three ornamental segments, the central panel is richly decorated with hatched vertical bands and lappets to the hem, and each of the side panels is decorated with diagonal incisions. The protome is gently curved, suggesting it once graced the sides of a metal bowl. A highly unusual piece with meticulous detailing.
Date: Circa 8th-7th century BC