A treasure chest with Hellenistic sculptures from Elymais (southwest Iran) Archaeological, art historical and technical historical investigations of the sculptures from Kal-e Chendar/Shami

藏有来自埃利迈斯（伊朗西南部）的希腊化雕塑的宝箱 对来自 Kal-e Chendar/Shami 的雕塑进行考古、艺术史和技术历史调查

• 批准号: 453957385
• 负责人: Dr. Gunvor Lindström
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Abteilung Eurasien
• 依托单位国家: 德国
• 项目类别: Research Grants
• 资助国家: 德国
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gepris.dfg.de/gepris/projekt/453957385?language=en
• 关键词: treasure; chest; Hellenistic; sculptures; Elymais

The group of sculptures were discovered in 1935/36 in an ancient sanctuary at Kale-e Chendar in Khuzestan, ancient Elymais. They are among the few examples of Hellenistic and Parthian art from Iran. Eleven of these partly fragmentary preserved bronze statues and statuettes as well as two marble statues are in the Iranian National Museum, about 28 other mostly small fragments of bronze statues are in the British Museum.The aim of the research project is to investigate for the first time this important find complex in context and to investigate its archaeological, art historical, manufacturing and compositional aspects.The aim of the archaeological part is to reconstruct the partly fragmentary preserved figures and thus to determine the subjects of representation. The iconography of the statues will be questioned with regard to the significance of the sanctuary from which the statues originate, while their dating should provide clues to the beginning and end of the cult. An art-historical section will describe the relationship of these sculptures to the figurative art of other Elymais sites and to Hellenistic art and art in the Parthian Empire. An important aspect of the project is the investigation of the production technology and the material composition of the figures made of bronze, at least four of which were larger than life. They will be examined using the same methods as comparable finds of large bronzes (e.g. Riace bronzes and Roman large bronzes at the Limes) and thus made accessible for bronze research. Technical details of the production process will be investigated with regard to the workshops carrying out the work. Scientific analyses of the casting cores should provide information as to whether the statues were cast on site or imported. The material analyses of the bronzes (including pXRF) will provide information on the origin of the raw materials and thus on the raw material networks used in Hellenistic and Parthian times. Overall, the project will contribute to our understanding of the sanctuary in Kal-e Chendar, the history of Hellenistic and Parthian art, and the knowledge of ancient bronzes.

这组雕塑于1935年至1936年在古Elymais的Khuzestan的Kale-e Chendar的一个古老的避难所中被发现。它们是来自伊朗的希腊化和帕提亚艺术的少数例子之一。其中11个部分残缺的青铜雕像和小雕像以及两个大理石雕像被保存在伊朗国家博物馆，另外大约28个大部分是小碎片的青铜雕像在大英博物馆。该研究项目的目的是首次在背景下调查这一重要的发现，并调查其考古、艺术史、制造和组成方面。考古部分的目的是重建部分残缺的保存人物，从而确定再现的主体。这些雕像的肖像学将会受到质疑，因为这些雕像起源于圣所的意义，而它们的年代应该为邪教的开始和结束提供线索。艺术历史部分将描述这些雕塑与其他Elymais遗址的具象艺术以及希腊化艺术和帕提亚帝国艺术的关系。该项目的一个重要方面是对青铜雕像的生产技术和材料组成的调查，其中至少有四个比真人大。他们将使用与发现的大型青铜器相同的方法进行检查（例如莱姆斯的里亚斯青铜器和罗马大型青铜器），从而使青铜器研究成为可能。生产过程的技术细节将由车间进行调查。对铸芯的科学分析将提供关于雕像是在现场铸造还是进口的信息。对青铜器的材料分析（包括pXRF）将提供有关原材料来源的信息，从而了解希腊化和帕提亚时代使用的原材料网络。总的来说，该项目将有助于我们了解Kal-e chandar的避难所，希腊化和帕提亚艺术的历史，以及古代青铜器的知识。