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SHM 20563 MMLur 378 ab :: figure

Object description: Irregular rectangular part of long bone of animal; on the reverse a slight double concavity for the marrow. With carved bottom and decor covering entire surface; deeper and larger dots in the circles; incised lines form bangs at forehead. Decor: Upper third of the front incised with rows of dotted circles, dots, semi-circles and wedges assembled into a geometrical representation of a human face, i.e. eyes and eyebrows clearly recognisable.

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Inventory number

SHM 20563 MMLur 378 ab

Serie nummer

628

MM Lur

378 a b

Previous ID

MMLur 378

Object

figure

Country - Findspot

Iran : Asia

Country, Swedish - Findspot

Iran

Place - Findspot

Rayy (Rhages)-today a Teheran suburb, or Saveh.

Material

Bone

Material, Swedish

Ben

Acquisition

Bought by Prof. Ture Arne in Iran in 1932 from an art dealer in Teheran said to come from Rayy (Rhages)-today a Teheran suburb, or Saveh

Description, Swedish

Docka av ben

Description

Irregular rectangular part of long bone of animal; on the reverse a slight double concavity for the marrow. With carved bottom and decor covering entire surface; deeper and larger dots in the circles; incised lines form bangs at forehead. Decor: Upper third of the front incised with rows of dotted circles, dots, semi-circles and wedges assembled into a geometrical representation of a human face, i.e. eyes and eyebrows clearly recognisable.

Name - Acquired from

Arne, Ture J:son (1879-05-07 - 1965-08-02), archaeologist

Description: Ture Arne Johnson, born May 7, 1879 in Söderköping, died 2 August 1965, Swedish archaeologist.
PhD in Uppsala in 1914 with the thesis "La Suède et l'Orient, études sur les relations archéologiques de la Suède et de l'Orient pendant l'Age des Vikings". Arne's field of work was mainly the contacts between Scandinavia and the early Russia.
Source - http: collections.smvk.se
Source, Wikip. - is desc. by: sv.wikipedia.org
Source, Kulturnav - same as: kulturnav.org

Statens Historiska museum

Source - http: www.historiska.se, collections.smvk.se
Source, Kulturnav - same as: kulturnav.org

Event - Was Present At

The Swedish archaeological expedition to Iran (1932-1933)

Source - http: collections.smvk.se

Keyword

Lorestan

Keyword, Swedish

Luristan

Cf Publications

Cf/collection: Pope ILN June 22, 1935: 1122-4 (Pat MM cat) Parthian Mesopotamian wind demon Pazuzu stucco idea of circles. Palace Hatra - apotropaic.

Publications

Marino-Hultman 1974b: 61, fig. 3.

PhotoNegNo

YES Margareta Sjöblom

Kind

X (IX)

Length / Längd

10,9 cm

Dimensions

L. 10.9 cm, W. 3.4 cm.

Condition

One ear-hole right, one half hole left side. Repaired break two-thirds of way down into two pieces (recent). Traces of marrow tube; rougher surface on reverse. Brownish yellow surface

Original register

Luristan

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