国王的头 - 美国大都会艺术博物馆展品查阅

品名（中）	国王的头
品名（英）	Head of a king
入馆年号	1965年，65.126
策展部门	古代近东艺术（Ancient Near Eastern Art）
创作者
创作年份	公元 300 - 公元 400
创作地区
分类
尺寸	15 3/4 x 9 x 7 7/8 英寸 (40 x 22.9 x 20 厘米)
介绍（中）	伊朗的萨珊王朝从公元三世纪到七世纪伊斯兰征服统治着从幼发拉底河到巴克特里亚的地区，在大部分时间里控制着从拜占庭到中国的丝绸之路。这尊萨珊国王的银头可追溯到公元四世纪，是萨珊王朝金属制品的精美典范。它由一块银制成，带有追逐和重复的细节。国王戴着简单的卵形耳环和萨珊时尚的串珠项链。他有力的凝视和特有的拱形鼻子似乎表明艺术家试图传达一种威严感，而不是个人的相似之处。这种表现的对象的身份，无论是浮雕还是圆形，通常可以通过将王冠的面部特征和细节与当时萨珊王朝硬币上描绘的国王特征和细节进行比较来确定。然而，在这种情况下，装饰锯齿状冠的新月和在其上方升起的条纹球体没有完全相同的平行线。风格细节的组合表明，它是在四世纪的某个时候制作的，可能是在沙普尔二世（公元310-379年）统治期间。这个头部的下半部分已被切掉，因此无法知道它最初是由几块组成的较大雕塑的一部分，还是打算单独看到的装饰性半身像。
介绍（英）	The Sasanian dynasty of Iran ruled an area from the Euphrates River to Bactria from the third century A.D. until the Islamic conquest in the seventh century, controlling for much of that time the Silk Route from Byzantium to China. Dating from the fourth century A.D., this silver head of a Sasanian king is an exquisite example of Sasanian metalwork. It is raised from a single piece of silver with chased and repoussé details. The king wears simple ovoid earrings and a beaded necklace of Sasanian fashion. His powerful stare and characteristic arched nose seem to suggest that the artist was attempting to convey a sense of majesty rather than an individual likeness. The identity of the subject of such representations, in relief or in the round, can often be determined by comparison of facial features and details of the crown with those of kings portrayed on Sasanian coins of the period. In this case, however, the crescent that decorates the crenellated crown and the striated orb that rises above it have no exact parallel. A combination of stylistic details suggests that it was made sometime in the fourth century, perhaps during the reign of Shapur II (A.D. 310–379). The lower section of this head has been cut away, so there is no way of knowing whether it was originally part of a larger sculpture composed of several pieces or a decorative bust intended to be seen alone.