Two Monkeys
SculptureElamite4th-3rd millennium BCE

Two Monkeys

c. 3000 BCE-c. 2000 BCE

Description

Elamite statuette, made of grey-green marble, in the form of two monkeys, from Iran, perhaps the site of Susa, in the late 4th millennium B.C. One monkey is riding on the back of the other, gripping his sides. The monkey being ridden has his right leg forward and holds his arms on either side of his face. Eyes, eyebrows, nose and mouth are incised on the faces of both figures.

Classification
Sculpture
Technique
Carved
Medium
Grey marble
Culture
Elamite
Period
Bronze Age
Century
4th-3rd millennium BCE
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

Height: 7.6 cm (3 in.)

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