The Bronze Ornaments of the palace Gates of Balawat (P272911)

Official or display band excavated in Imgur-Enlil (mod. Balawat), dated to the Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC) period and now kept in Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Museum Number

WAM 54.2335

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Imgur-Enlil (mod. Balawat)

Artifact Type

Band

Material(s)

Metal > Bronze

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

100.0 mm × 368.0 mm × 4.0 mm

Witness

object <object-bronze band>
1. sza2 _iri_ s,ur-ra-a-a _iri_ s,i-du-na-a-a _ku3-babbar-mesz_
2. _nu man_-ti-ia

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  • Artifact type: Band Artifact type comments:

    Fragment, Balawat Gate Band

  • Material: Metal > Bronze
  • Measurements (mm): 100.0 high × 368.0 wide × 4.0 thick
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  • Condition Description: metal gate band, with image in relief depicting Assyrian foot soldiers transporting logs over a forested mountain. Narrow dimensions 90 x 280
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  • Artifact comments:

    Fragment, Balawat Gate Band


  • primary: The Bronze Ornaments of the palace Gates of Balawat,

    [93434] Birch, Samuel, Walter de Gray Birch, and Theophilus G. Pinches. n.d.

  • history: Unger, Zum Bronzetor von Balawat, p. 8, pl. I,

    [sec52675] N.d.

  • history: Pijoan’s Summa Artis II p. 256-7 figs 366 and 368. ,

    [sec52676] N.d.

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  • Museum No.: WAM 54.2335
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  • Provenience: Imgur-Enlil (mod. Balawat) [uncertain]
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2014-11-21 at 10:14:34 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:38:45 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
1970-01-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas CDLI approved View

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This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite Score
Dummy composite &quot;needed&quot; (P546835) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“The Bronze Ornaments of the Palace Gates of Balawat Artifact Entry.” 1970. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 1, 1970. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P272911.
The Bronze Ornaments of the palace Gates of Balawat artifact entry (No. P272911). (1970, January 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P272911
The Bronze Ornaments of the palace Gates of Balawat artifact entry (1970) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P272911 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P272911},
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