Replica 'Head of Sargon of Akkad', art casting
€1,480.00
Sargon (2350-2295 BC) was the founder of Akkad and thus of the first centrally administered empire in history. His people worshipped him as a divine being. This head once belonged to a life-size statue. Original: National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad. Nineveh Mesopotamia, around 2350 BC, copper. Polymer ars mundi museum replica cast by hand, height incl. plinth 53 cm. Diabase base 21 x 21 x 12 cm (w/h/d).
Sculpture 'Lion weight of Susa', cast art
€119.00
Unlike the Babylonians and the Elamites, for whom stone weights in the shape of ducks were common, the Assyrians favoured bronze weights in the shape of reclining lions, which were placed on a rectangular base. The handle was intended to make them easier to use. The original of this magnificent animal sculpture was discovered in 1901 during excavations by Jacques de Morgan at the Acropolis of Susa. Original: Bronze, Iran, 5th century BC, Achaemenid period, Musée du Louvre, Paris. Replica made of hand-patinated resin. With certificate of authenticity. Size including base 10.5 x 9 x 19 cm (h/w/d). Weight approx. 0.9 kg.
Temple dog
€228.00
The artists of the ancient Orient always had a preference for animals, which they believed symbolised the elemental forces more adequately than humans. This guard dog was intended as a sacrifice to the goddess Nin-isina; the dedication states that 'the ecstatic priest and great singer Abba-duga' had it sculpted as an intercessory votive offering for the king of Ur. Original: Musée du Louvre, Paris. Sumero-Akkadian, Isin period, 19th century BC, bronze. Polymer ars mundi museum replica, cast by hand, with bronzed surface. Height with shell limestone base 10 cm.