Carrier at The Musée des Beaux-Arts, Lyon
Carrier at The Musée des Beaux-Arts, Lyon
Published 2016-10-05T15:34:50+00:00
This character, carrying a skin full of beer or wine, once participated in a procession of servants sculpted on the walls of the monumental staircase of a palace of Persepolis .
The sumptuous palace decor illustrated all the splendor of the vast Achaemenid Persian Empireand exalted the power of the Great Kings. Responsible for food and drinks, the servants were heading to the royal table at the banquet of the great New Year party .
It carries further wears the traditional felt hat ( bashlyk ) which exceed a few strands curled on the forehead. The arch of the eyebrow, the eye almonds, hooked nose and thin lips animate the face, but the impassive expression, common to all the characters, reflects the solemnity of the ceremony.
nothing special
Date published | 05/10/2016 |
Time to do | 120 - 120 minutes |
Material Quantity | 50 |
Dimensions | 130 x 100 x 35 mm |
Technology | FDM |
Support Free | YES |
Title | Carrier at The Musée des Beaux-Arts, Lyon |
Date | Early fifth century BC |
Dimension | 43 x 29 x 0.95 cm |
Accession | Inv. B 1701 |
Period | Persepolis (Iran), the palace of Darius I (521-486) or Xerxes I (485-465) |
Medium | Limestone |
Credit | Acquired in an antique shop in Paris in 1932 |
Record | http://www.mba-lyon.fr/mba/sections/fr/collections-musee/chefs-oeuvre/oeuvres1476/porteur_d_outre?b_start:int=2 |
Place | Musée des Beaux Arts de Lyon |