闸板头部 - 美国大都会艺术博物馆展品查阅

品名（中）	闸板头部
品名（英）	Head of a ram
入馆年号	1981年，1981.53
策展部门	古代近东艺术（Ancient Near Eastern Art）
创作者
创作年份	公元前 3500 - 公元前 3100
创作地区
分类
尺寸	高 5 英寸 (12.7 厘米)
介绍（中）	这只公羊头的非凡造型是乌鲁克晚期的特征。雕刻成圆形，后脑勺被挖空。脊状的角从前额中央突出，盘绕在小的、稍微折叠但突出的耳朵后面。凸起的山脊保护着每一只球形眼睛，从眼角开始，一层皮肤沿着枪口两侧延伸。肉嫩的嘴唇合在一起形成闭合的嘴。头部左侧的小块黑色表明它可能最初是被画的。虽然还不清楚这个烤粘土头到底是从哪里来的，但在美索不达米亚南部的乌鲁克市也发现了其他由石头和陶土制成的非常相似的例子。事实上，羊的形象在当时的城市里似乎很常见，尤其是在与乌鲁克女神伊娜崇拜有关的建筑里。这可能表明动物雕塑，比如这个例子，在宗教实践中发挥了作用。
介绍（英）	The extraordinary modeling of this ram's head is characteristic of the Late Uruk period. Sculpted in the round, the back of the head is hollowed out. Ridged horns spring from the center of the forehead and coil behind small, slightly folded but protruding ears. A raised ridge protects each of the spherical eyes, from the corner of which a fold of skin runs along the sides of the muzzle. Fleshy lips join to form the closed mouth. Small patches of black color on the left side of the head suggest that it may originally have been painted. Although it is not clear exactly where this baked clay head comes from, other very similar examples made of stone and terracotta have been excavated from the city of Uruk in southern Mesopotamia. Indeed, it seems that images of sheep were common in the city at this time, especially within buildings associated with the cult of Inanna, goddess of Uruk. This might indicate that animal sculptures, such as this example, played a role in religious practice.