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History Forum / General / General Topics / June 2006Origin of stone tablet of bowmen
Dear Sirs, I was wondering if someone could enlighten me on the origin of a stone tablet I came into possesion of for a couple of years ago. The image shows two kneeling warriors, presumely in battle, whereof one is wielding a bow and the other is protecting them booth with a large shield. Above them booth is a "thought bubble" with another warrior also wielding a bow, presumely a "mind-image" of a enemy heading towrds them. Note the lack of symbols on the tablet and on the clothing of the warriors. The perspective also is quite modern. Any ideas? Please enlighten me. Yours Sincerely Johan hagström Thumbnail http://www.curios.se/public/stonetablet_bowmen_mini.JPG (72 Kb) Large http://www.curios.se/public/stonetablet_bowmen.JPG (1,07Mb) Dear Sirs, I was wondering if someone could enlighten me on the origin of a stone tablet I came into possesion of for a couple of years ago. The image shows two kneeling warriors, presumely in battle, whereof one is wielding a bow and the other is protecting them booth with a large shield. Above them booth is a "thought bubble" with another warrior also wielding a bow, presumely a "mind-image" of a enemy heading towrds them. Note the lack of symbols on the tablet and on the clothing of the warriors. The perspective also is quite modern. Any ideas? Please enlighten me. Yours Sincerely Johan hagström Thumbnail http://www.curios.se/public/stonetablet_bowmen_mini.JPG (72 Kb) Large http://www.curios.se/public/stonetablet_bowmen.JPG (1,07Mb) -- That it is of a Mesopotamian style is w/o doubt, but what Mesopotamian culture specifically I can't pinpoint. Sumerian, Babylonian, Assyrian (looks like the latter, though)? Now that you mention it, it has some simplistic style features, but I'm no expert, so... Dan  Signature"Dieu et mon Droit" > -- That it is of a Mesopotamian style is w/o doubt, but what > Mesopotamian culture specifically I can't pinpoint. Sumerian, [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > -- > "Dieu et mon Droit" Thank you Dan. Your insightful entry really set me on the right track. The stonetablet is definetly Mesopotamian and of early Assyrian origian, 1st period Nimrûd even. After researching through all possible corners of the Internet I stumbled upon a copy of "Mesopotamian Archeology - An Introduction to the Archeology of Babylonia and Assyria By Percy S. P. Handcock, M.A." and voilá ´, there it was. If you compare the two images closely you notice some minor differences, like the missing dagger/mace behind the archers. Now the only question is where I can find the original tablet and the rest of its story. Image http://curios.se/public/foot-archer.jpg E-book http://curios.se/public/mesopotamian_archaeology.pdf Yours Sincerely J.a Hagström "Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum viditur. " You welcome, am happy to help. You mean "original" in some museum or such? Dan "Dieu et mon Droit" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > -- That it is of a Mesopotamian style is w/o doubt, but what > > Mesopotamian culture specifically I can't pinpoint. Sumerian, [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > > "Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum viditur. " Exactly. Since there is a sketch of it in the book it should be present somewhere. Hopefully I dont have the original. I cant find any references in the book to the different image references, as is normal in litterature today. Yours Sincerely J.a. Hagström > You welcome, am happy to help. > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > "Dieu et mon Droit" |
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