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Source Description
Luristan, on Iran's western frontier, and Markik and Amlash in the north were sites of flourishing civilizations. However, since Luristan left little in the way of written records, all that we know about it has been guessed from their works of art. One of the ancient centers of the horse-breeding industry, Luristan is best known for its bronze objects, many of them horse or chariot trappings. Luristan supplied the Assyrian Empire not only with horses but also the hardware associated with them.
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Document identity
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112305
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Axel Shaft Cup
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object
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1
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112305
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object
title
Axel Shaft Cup
description
Luristan, on Iran's western frontier, and Markik and Amlash in the north were sites of flourishing civilizations. However, since Luristan left little in the way of written records, all that we know about it has been guessed from their works of art. One of the ancient centers of the horse-breeding industry, Luristan is best known for its bronze objects, many of them horse or chariot trappings. Luristan supplied the Assyrian Empire not only with horses but also the hardware associated with them.
date
c. 800–700 BCE
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
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Q60746264
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Metalwork
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Diameter: 8.6 cm (3 3/8 in.); Overall: 7 cm (2 3/4 in.)
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Iran, Luristan
accession
1930.729
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bronze, cast
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Axel Shaft Cup, c. 800–700 BCE. Iran, Luristan. Bronze, cast; diameter: 8.6 cm (3 3/8 in.); overall: 7 cm (2 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Charles W. Harkness Endowment Fund, 1930.729
collection
Near Eastern Art
citations
citation
"A Luristan Bronze." <em>The Cleveland Museum of Art </em>18, no. 10 (December 1931): 191-192
page_number
Mentioned: p. 192; Reproduced: p. 199
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The Charles W. Harkness Endowment Fund
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2026-05-29 05:56:15.274000
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112305
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Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
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Near Eastern Art
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bronze, cast
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