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Belt

Belt

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NationalityUrartia, Middle East
Date650–600 BCE
MediumBronze
DimensionsAdditional Dimension: 46 in. (116.8 cm)
Credit LineBlanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, Archer M. Huntington Museum Fund, 1983.124
Collection AreaAntiquities
Object number1983.124
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The object originates from the ancient culture of Urartu that flourished in present-day Armenia from about 860 BCE to 590 BCE. The Urartians excelled in metalwork, the best examples of which are found in belts like the work presented here. These wide bronze strips were probably sewn to a leather backing and worn as personal decoration. The Blanton’s belt features three horizontal rows of animals and human figures. A chariot with two horses and two figures chases a springing lion, which chases a mounted figure carrying a spear, which chases a galloping bull, which chases a mounted figure carrying a shield. Animal motifs like these inspired ancient Greek art during the eighth and seventh centuries BCE.
Provenancepurchased from Gawain McKinley, New York, 1983
Fibula
Fibula
Unknown Pre-Etruscan
before 700 BCE
Object number: 1984.83
Fibula
Fibula
Unknown Pre-Etruscan
before 700 BCE
Object number: 1984.82
Fibula
Fibula
Unknown Pre-Etruscan
before 700 BCE
Object number: 1984.81
Figure of Autumn
Figure of Autumn
Unknown Roman
after 100 BCE – before 100
Object number: 1984.79
Dancing Figure
Dancing Figure
Unknown Greek
after 200 BCE – before 1 BCE
Object number: 1986.46
This image is for study only, and may not accurately represent the object’s true color or scale…
Lekythos (oil container) with Dionysiac Theme
Unknown Greek
circa 580–420 BCE
Object number: 2012.13
Lekythos (oil container) with Bulls and Figures
Lekythos (oil container) with Bulls and Figures
Unknown Greek
circa 580–420 BCE
Object number: 2012.12
This image is for study only, and may not accurately represent the object’s true color or scale…
Alabastron (with pyxis-like base)
Unknown Greek
before 300
Object number: 1984.88
Black-Figure Kyathos (Cup or Ladle)
Black-Figure Kyathos (Cup or Ladle)
Unknown Greek-Attic
circa 510–485 BCE
Object number: 1980.34
Black-figure Neck Amphora of Panathenaic Shape (Oil Container)
Black-figure Neck Amphora of Panathenaic Shape (Oil Container)
Unknown Greek-Attic
circa 540 BCE
Object number: 1980.32
Black-Figure Oinochoe (Wine Pitcher)
Black-Figure Oinochoe (Wine Pitcher)
Unknown Greek-Attic
circa 550–500 BCE
Object number: 1980.33
Red-Figure Askos (Flask)
Red-Figure Askos (Flask)
Unknown Greek-Attic
circa 425–400 BCE
Object number: 1980.41