Statuette of a Bird (15th–14th centuries BC, Lchashen)

A Statuette of a Bird from the 15th–14th centuries BC, was found in Lchashen, Armenia. It is now in the History Museum of Armenia's collection under the number 2009-50.

Statuette of a Bird
Material	bronze
Size	17.5 x 12.2 x 3.3 cm
Created	15th–14th centuries BC
Discovered	Lchashen, Armenia
Present location	History Museum of Armenia
Identification	2009-50

Description

The statuette of a bird is a bronze sculpture of a bird sitting on a pedestal measuring 17.5 x 12.2 x 3.3 cm, with a long neck and tail. Its round, convex eyes formerly had coloured incrustations in the depressions of the center. The body is hollow, and has wedge-shaped openings on the breast and sides to create the wings. The bird's wings, breasts, and tail are decorated by a linear pattern. The pedestal is a square column with an anchorshaped base covered in triangular holes and linear patterns. The anchor ends are terminated by a miniature sculpture of a frog that has bulging eyes and a large mouth.

Gallery

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  Statuettes of a Bird from the 15th–14th centuries BC, found in Lchashen, Armenia (History Museum of Armenia, Yerevan)
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  1. Statuette of a Bird from the 15th–14th centuries BC, found in Lchashen, Armenia (History Museum of Armenia, Yerevan)
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  1. Statuette of a Bird from the 15th–14th centuries BC, found in Lchashen, Armenia (History Museum of Armenia, Yerevan)
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  2. Statuette of a Bird from the 15th–14th centuries BC, found in Lchashen, Armenia (History Museum of Armenia, Yerevan)
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  2. Statuette of a Bird from the 15th–14th centuries BC, found in Lchashen, Armenia (History Museum of Armenia, Yerevan)

Further reading

• View from the Bronze Age, album-catalog, History Museum of Armenia, 2010
• Harutyun Mnatsakanyan, The Main Stages of Lchashen's Development of Culture, Yerevan, 1968
• Hasmik Israelian, Cults and Beliefs in the Late Bronze Age of Armenia, Yerevan, 1973

External links

• The Main Stages of Lchashen's Development of Culture