id: 112305 accession number: 1930.729 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1930.729 updated: 2022-01-04 15:10:38.684000 Axel Shaft Cup, c. 800–700 BC. Iran, Luristan. Bronze, cast; diameter: 8.6 cm (3 3/8 in.); overall: 7 cm (2 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Charles W. Harkness Endowment Fund 1930.729 title: Axel Shaft Cup title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: c. 800–700 BC creation date earliest: -800 creation date latest: -700 current location: 102A Ancient Near East creditline: The Charles W. Harkness Endowment Fund copyright: --- culture: Iran, Luristan technique: bronze, cast department: Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art collection: Near Eastern Art type: Metalwork find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Diameter: 8.6 cm (3 3/8 in.); Overall: 7 cm (2 3/4 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: The Silver Jubilee Exhibition opening date: 1941-06-23T04:00:00 The Silver Jubilee Exhibition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 23-September 28, 1941). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: Luristan, on Iran's western frontier, and Markik and Amlash in the north were sites of flourishing civilizations. However, since Luristan left little in the way of written records, all that we know about it has been guessed from their works of art. One of the ancient centers of the horse-breeding industry, Luristan is best known for its bronze objects, many of them horse or chariot trappings. Luristan supplied the Assyrian Empire not only with horses but also the hardware associated with them. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1930.729/1930.729_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1930.729/1930.729_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1930.729/1930.729_full.tif