Plaque fragment with chariot scenes inscribed with the Urartian royal name Argishti

Unknown

ca. 713–679 BCE · Bronze · Ancient Near Eastern Art

Plaque fragment with chariot scenes inscribed with the Urartian royal name Argishti — Unknown

This fragment is decorated with two identical royal or religious processions, a typical stylistic and iconographic representation. What the footmen carry remains unknown. The Urartian cuneiform inscription above the top panel reads: "From the arsenal of Argishti."

Artist
Unknown
Date
ca. 713–679 BCE
Medium
Bronze
Culture
Urartian
Department
Ancient Near Eastern Art
Credit line
Rogers Fund, 1976
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