带有数字的开放式牌匾 - 美国大都会艺术博物馆展品查阅

品名（中）	带有数字的开放式牌匾
品名（英）	Openwork plaque with figures
入馆年号	1984年，1984.454.1a, b
策展部门	古代近东艺术（Ancient Near Eastern Art）
创作者
创作年份	公元前 2000 - 公元前 1600
创作地区
分类
尺寸	5 7/8 x 5 3/8 英寸 (15 x 13.8 厘米)
介绍（中）	这个透雕青铜的例子结合了一块带有圆环的平面牌匾和对称排列的完全建模的框架人物。扁平的牌匾有一个结状的外观，并刻有之字形图案。玫瑰——女神伊娜娜/伊什塔尔的象征——出现在凸起的凸起和右下角。在中心元素上方，两个跪着的男性人物抓住一个戒指：两人都穿着方格呢短裙，现存的人物除了前额中央的一缕头发外，都剃光了。两侧各有一名裸体女性面朝前方。每只雌性都会把外臂举到胸前；内臂连接到斑块的背面。对象的底部已损坏，但可能包含一个额外的插槽这种透雕青铜牌匾的确切功能尚不清楚。绳索、带子或织物很可能是通过斑块上的缝隙输送的。中心元素似乎让人联想到带子或纺织品，这个物体可能被用作纺织品生产中的工具。其他提案将透雕青铜器确定为马饰、皮带扣和家具元素。
介绍（英）	This example of an openwork bronze combines a flat plaque with a ring and symmetrically arranged framing figures that are fully modeled. The flat plaque has a knot-like appearance and is incised with a zig-zag pattern. Rosettes – symbols of the goddess Inanna/Ishtar – appear on the raised bosses and at the lower right. Above the central element, two kneeling male figures grasp a ring: both wear kilts and the extant figure is shaven except for a single lock of hair at the center of his forehead. On each side, a standing nude female faces forward. Each female raises her outer arm to her breast; the inner arm is attached to the back of the plaque. The bottom of the object is broken, but may have included an additional slot. The exact function of such openwork bronze plaques is not known. Cords, straps, or fabric were likely fed through slots in the plaque. The central element seems to evoke a strap or textile, and it is possible that this object was used as an implement in textile production. Other proposals identify openwork bronzes as horse trappings, belt buckles, and furniture elements.