Five fragments of a gold tablet of King Ᾱryāramna or Ariaramnes, WW2 loss

 


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Five fragments of a gold tablet of King Ᾱryāramna
Dating
Mid 1st millennium BC.
Object type
Relief
Group of reported objects
Sculpture
Material / Technique
Metal (Gold) / cuneiform (Persian)
Measures
Thickness: about 0.1 cm (?)
Height
5.50 cm
Width
14.00 cm
Inventory number
VA 10127
Description

Five fragments have been preserved, resulting in a coherent rectangle. Two splinters are missing, at the bottom a crack.The old Persian text is almost complete with 10 lines. The plaque was probably originally square and trilingual; the inscription: Divine doantion of land by Ahuramazdā to King Ᾱryāramna.

Provenance

Acquired by Professor Herzfeld in Persia in 1929. Transferred by the Prussian Minister of Culture Professor Becker. Circumstances of loss: loss during the war.

Literature / Source

Erwerbungsnr.: II 578/29

Herzfeld: Die Goldtafel des Ᾱryāramna, in: Berliner Museen. Berichte aus den preussischen Kunstsammlungen 52/3 (1931) 52–55.

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Contact
Prof. Dr. Barbara Helwing
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