gilded
Mesopotamia
21th Century
Source: McMahon, 'Inscribed Weapons in Mesopotamia', Session 1 — Entanglement. Material Culture and Written Sources in Dialogue.
Recipe Details
Ingredients
gold
Evidence
"imagery and were gilded,44 and they were placed in the temple immediately after their manufacture."
Remarks
The text describes votive maces from the Akkadian period. Objects like those mentioned in the context of Gudea's Statue B were adorned with imagery and gilded before being placed in temples (p. 14). The application of gilding to maceheads reflects their transition from functional weapons of violence to symbolic objects of piety and royal power (p. 16).
Scientific Analysis
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
ColorGold
RegionMesopotamia
Approx. Year2050
Source Information
AuthorMcMahon, 'Inscribed Weapons in Mesopotamia', Session 1 — Entanglement. Material Culture and Written Sources in Dialogue.
CollectionUnknown
Language
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