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Belt fragment with lions and bulls
The belt features repeated bands of alternating lions and bulls, two familiar animals in Mesopotamian art.
MITANNI
The Mitanni (or, Hurrians) were among the strongest kingdoms in Mesopotamia between the 18th and 14th centuries BC. Their kingdom was located to the north of the Assyrian Empire. Like other kingdoms of the Fertile Crescent, they shared cultural and artistic ties to the great tradition of Sumerian art. One such tradition was the cylinder seal. The cylinder seal was roled in a damp clay tablet which bore cuneiform script and it imprinted the characters which bore the name of the seal's owner. The ibix, seen in this cylinder seal was a popular animal form in art throughout the Mediterranean. The Mitanni were finally crushed by the Assyrians in the reign of the Assyrian king Shalmaneser I (reigned 1274-1245 BC).
Artform: Decorative Arts: JEWELRY AND LAPIDARY, Pre-20th Century
Artist: Unknown. Urartu Kingdom
Artist Dates: c950-590 BCE
Country/Culture: Ancient Near East
Period: ancient
Date: c650 BCE
Medium: bronze repoussé, chased
Size: 13x12 cm
Style: Urartu
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