The design is one of running and leaping animals "drawn" with an elegance, vigor, and power reminiscent of those cultures who have lived most closely with wild animals and therefore appreciated them best, such as, for one example, the Neolithic cave painters of Lascaux. The animal figures on the belt are not actually drawn, but are punched with an extremely fine punch tool in very carefully planned lines that actually look as though they are drawn. This was a technique used in about 1000 BC.
- Fechado en c. 1000 BCE
- Derechos: CC0
Términos
Culture
Caucasus, Russia or Turkey, Koban culture
Medium
bronze, hammered and incised
Genre
Metalwork
Department
Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art