RITUAL SCENES IN THE ARTISTIC DECORATION OF THE URARTIAN BRONZE HELMETS
RITUAL SCENES IN THE ARTISTIC DECORATION OF THE URARTIAN BRONZE HELMETS

Summary/Abstract: The article is devoted to the analysis of the distinctive iconographical features of some Urartian bronze helmets. The decorations of the bronze helmets occupy a unique place in the decorative-applied art of the Kingdom of Van (Urartu, 9-6 c. BC). Within the article, conical bronze helmets decorated with ritual scenes are described not only as an important element of military equipment, but as a ceremonial or votive object as well. The purpose of the study is to discover the possible iconographic interpretations and symbolic characteristics in the artistic decoration of the Urartian helmets. The main goal of the article is to demonstrate iconographic forms as an artistic expression of ancient astrological and mythological knowledges.

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