Headdress
Details
- Palette
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- Dimensions
- L. 15 1/8 in. (38.5 cm)
- Origin
- Sumerian
- Department
- Ancient West Asian Art
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Image provider
- metropolitan-museum-of-art
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Credit
- Dodge Fund, 1933
Art Genome Taxonomy
7 tags
Subject Matter
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Flora Both · 99%
The object is visibly composed of repeated leaf-shaped pendants, and the museum catalog lists “Leaves” as its subject.
Visual Qualities
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Symmetrical Visual · 96%
The beaded band and pendant leaves form a broadly balanced bilateral arrangement, despite variations in individual leaf shapes and condition.
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Patterns Visual · 93%
Repeated blue beads, red accents, connectors, and leaf pendants establish a regular ornamental pattern across the curved band.
Time Periods
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Ancient Art Metadata · 99%
The museum catalog dates the headdress to ca. 2600–2500 BCE, placing it within ancient art.
Materials
Cultural and Religious Styles
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Mesopotamian Art Metadata · 97%
The catalog identifies the object as Sumerian in origin; Sumerian art is part of the ancient Mesopotamian cultural sphere.
Source & rights
Unknown artist. Headdress. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.