Helmet with divine figures beneath a bird with outstretched wings, ca. 1500–1100

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Helmet with divine figures beneath a bird with outstretched wings, Middle Elamite, ca. 1500–1100 , Southwestern Iran, Elamite, Bronze, gold foil over bitumen, H. cm, W. cm, Metalwork-Implements, This example of military headgear is elaborately decorated with three figures on the front. The central one is a male water deity who holds a flowing vase at his chest. He has a multiple horned crown, a beard, curled hair, and a mountainlike or scale pattern on the lower body like the one on the background

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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
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