Kul-e Farah relief III, line drawing and schematic diagram of the ritual ceremony
It is difficult to pinpoint the nature of the ritual depicted in this extraordinary relief, but clearly it involved the meeting of two large groups of people headed by two large-scale rulers. It can probably be assumed that it represents an actual event, perhaps an alliance of rulers or a periodic re-unification of mobile pastoralist and sedentary elements of the society. Such an event implies a sequence of rituals involving a journey, an organized body of people (and animals possibly for sacrifice) advancing in a ceremonial manner (a procession). The ascent of the most eminent ruler on a platform brings an additional symbolic dimension to the ritual, and transforms the platform into a “platform of exaltation”, enabling the ruler to oversee ritual activities with fitting solemnity.
ハビエル・アルバレス=モン(1969 –)
ハビエル・アルバレスモンは、エラム文明(紀元前4200年〜525年)を専門とするスペインの考古学者・歴史学者です。古代近東の芸術、文化、そしてペルシャの起源に関する研究で知られています。彼の出版物や作品をご覧ください。
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作品詳細
- 作品名: Kul-e Farah relief III, line drawing and schematic diagram of the ritual ceremony
- 作家: ハビエル・アルバレス=モン
- 制作年: 600
- 技法: Landscape
- 著作権の状態: 著作権保護対象
- 展示場所: Macquarie University
- カラーパレット: Neutrals
- 知覚輝度: brilliant

