Jun 18, 2023
Vessel in the form of a boar - painted ceramic - Proto-Elamite culture - Southwestern Iran - c.3100–2900 BCE
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Vessel in the form of a boar - painted ceramic - Proto-Elamite culture - Southwestern Iran - c.3100–2900 BCE
Susa III or Proto-Elamite cylinder seal 3150-2800 BC Louvre Museum Sb 6661
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Seated bear
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Tall-e Geser (Iran)
Proto-Elamite period, ca. 3000-2800 BCE
Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago, A27919
Proto-Elamite statuette of a horned, striding figure. Artist unknown; ca. 3000-2800 BCE. Now in the Art Institute of Chicago. Photo credit: Sailko/Wikimedia Commons.
Mountain Goat Near Eastern, Iranian, Elamite Proto-Elamite 3500-2700BC Silver and Sheet Gold MFA
Proto-Elamite striding figure at the Met, ca. 3000 BCE. Possibly a deity, possibly some sort of shamanic figure. All we can say for certain is, he’s rocking that hat and those shoes.
Proto-Elamite Silver and Gold Plated Mountain Goat, Susa, Iran, C. 3500-2700 BC
The Proto-Elamite period is the time from c. 3400 BC to 2500 BC. In archaeological terms this corresponds to the late Banesh period, and it is recognized as the oldest civilization in Iran.
Undeciphered Proto-Elamite Inscribed Silver Cup, 3rd ML BC
The Proto-Elamite script and its Linear Elamite variant remain undeciphered. Pottery dating to the later 5th millennium BC has been found in Tepe Sialk, where Proto-Elamite writing has been found on tablets of a similar date. The first cylinder seals date to the Proto-Elamite period. At the beginning of the 3rd millennium BC, the written tradition in Sumer diverged from that of its contemporaries in Mesopotamia. Along with changes in the script, the archaeological record also indicates changes in material culture, as reflected in new architectural style and ceramic technology that bore closer resemblance to cultures of the Iranian plateau rather than Mesopotamian traditions.
Although the reasons are not known for these changes a new script tradition appeared in Elam at approximately 2900 BC. Called Proto-Elamite, this script represented the earliest native writing system in Elam. Visually, Proto-Elamite is quite unlike the cuneiform script prevalent in other parts of Mesopotamia, and instead is composed of lines and circles.