Between Picasso and Piradi: on tour with saltimbanques and musicians from ancient Iran (c. 600 BC)

Javier Alvarez-Mon

doi:10.22034/JINM.2021.252914

Between Picasso and Piradi: on tour with saltimbanques and musicians from ancient Iran (c. 600 BC)

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This article offers a new line drawing and photographs of the saltimbanques and musicians depicted in register II of the Arjan Bowl (c. 600 BC) housed at the National Museum of Iran and briefly investigates their social role within a broader Near Eastern context. At the same time, it frames the significance of these Elamite performers from ancient Iran in historical Western traditions of entertainment and artistic production.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	129-140
Number of pages	12
Journal	Journal of Iran National Museum
Volume	2
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.22034/JINM.2021.252914
Publication status	Published - 2021

Keywords

Elam
circus history
acrobats
Picasso
Mari
Elamite art
Arjan
saltimbanques
Piradi

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Between Picasso and Piradi: on tour with saltimbanques and musicians from ancient Iran (c. 600 BC)

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