狮身人面像形式的斑块 - 美国大都会艺术博物馆展品查阅

品名（中）	狮身人面像形式的斑块
品名（英）	Plaque in the form of a sphinx
入馆年号	1953年，53.120.2
策展部门	古代近东艺术（Ancient Near Eastern Art）
创作者
创作年份	公元前 800 - 公元前 700
创作地区
分类
尺寸	5 1/4 x 5 1/8 英寸 (13.3 x 13 厘米)
介绍（中）	这些狮身人面像由单层青铜锤击而成，向外看向观众。它们的跨步姿势相互呼应，表明它们可能曾经被展示为相互靠近。虽然许多雕刻细节是相同的，但不同之处，如胸部头发漩涡的位置，表明两个不同的工匠可能负责装饰工作。狮身人面像是一种由人头和狮子身体组成的复合生物，其超自然特征是埃及古代的皇家象征。在这里，狮身人面像增加了翅膀，这是古代近东的一项创新公元前八世纪，亚述国王征服了黎凡特和叙利亚内陆。奢侈品，包括金属和雕刻的象牙制品，由熟练的叙利亚和腓尼基工匠生产，作为贡品和战利品运往亚述首都。这些青铜作品与同一时期的象牙有某些共同之处，这两件象牙都被用来装饰宫殿家具。狮身人面像的姿势和面部特征，以及后腿上火焰状图案所代表的肌肉组织的呈现，也在象牙上发现。由象牙、木材和金属制品等丰富材料制成的大型家具、门和屏风为亚述宫殿提供了装备，在那里它们会大大增强令人眼花缭乱的宏伟印象。无论它们的确切用途是什么，这些牌匾都是公元前一千年已知的最好的北叙利亚青铜器的例子改编自《古代近东艺术：教育工作者的资源》（2010）
介绍（英）	Hammered from single sheets of bronze, these sphinxes look outward toward the viewer. Their striding poses mirror each other and suggest that they may once have been displayed approaching each other. While many of the incised details are the same, differences such as the position of the hair swirl on the chest indicate that two separate craftspeople may have been responsible for the decorative work. The supernatural character of the sphinx, a composite creature with the head of a human and the body of a lion, is an ancient royal symbol of Egypt. Here the sphinx is further enhanced with the addition of wings, an ancient Near Eastern innovation. The Levant and inland Syria were conquered in the eighth century B.C. by the Assyrian kings. Luxury goods, including metal and carved ivory objects, were produced by skilled Syrian and Phoenician craftspeople and came as tribute and booty to the Assyrian capitals. These works in bronze share certain features with ivories of the same period, both of which were used to decorate palace furnishings. The stance and facial features of the sphinxes as well as the rendering of musculature represented by the flamelike pattern on the hind leg are also found on ivories. Large furniture pieces, doors, and screens made of a rich variety of materials such as ivory, wood, and metalwork outfitted Assyrian palaces, where they would have greatly enhanced the impression of dazzling grandeur. Whatever their exact use, these plaques are examples of the finest north Syrian bronzes known from the first millennium B.C. Adapted from, Art of the Ancient Near East: A Resource for Educators (2010)