Copper-alloy figurines from Tell Abraq (Umm al-Quwain, UAE) and the circulation of Hellenistic motifs in late pre-Islamic Arabia (300 bc–300 ad)

IF 0.7 4区 历史学 0 ARCHAEOLOGY
Alexia Pavan, Michele Degli Esposti
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Abstract

Four copper-base figurines recently discovered at the site of Tell Abraq (Umm al-Quwain, UAE) illustrate the circulation of allochthonous artistic motifs across the Arabian Peninsula during the late pre-Islamic period (broadly, 300 bc–300 ad). It is argued that these motifs were adopted by the local communities even in the absence of a full understanding of their genuine meaning and consequently, possibly adapted for the representation of local deities or elite members. These derivative artefacts travelled alongside high-quality local products, both kinds of objects being witnessed at Tell Abraq. There, a unique figurine of a standing naked man additionally fosters some considerations about the diffusion of Herakles’ iconography in the region. The finds presented here might be generally indicative of the presence of high-rank burials extensively looted in antiquity, while so far, the presence of other structures to which they could be related has to be discarded.

Tell Abraq (Umm al - Quwain, UAE)的铜合金雕像与前伊斯兰阿拉伯晚期(公元前300年-公元300年)希腊化图案的流通
最近在Tell Abraq (Umm al-Quwain, UAE)遗址发现的四个铜制雕像说明了前伊斯兰时期晚期(大致为公元前300年-公元300年)异域艺术图案在阿拉伯半岛的流通。有人认为,这些图案被当地社区所采用,即使没有完全理解它们的真正含义,因此,可能被改编为当地神灵或精英成员的代表。这些衍生品与高质量的当地产品一起传播,这两种物品都是在Tell Abraq上看到的。在那里,一个独特的站着的裸体男人雕像也促进了一些关于赫拉克勒斯的肖像在该地区传播的考虑。这里展示的这些发现可能总体上表明,在古代曾被广泛掠夺的高级墓葬的存在,而到目前为止,可能与它们有关的其他建筑的存在不得不被丢弃。
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期刊介绍: In recent years the Arabian peninsula has emerged as one of the major new frontiers of archaeological research in the Old World. Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy is a forum for the publication of studies in the archaeology, epigraphy, numismatics, and early history of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. Both original articles and short communications in English, French, and German are published, ranging in time from prehistory to the Islamic era.
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