A "Priest King" at Shahr-i Sokhta?. (September 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Vidale, Massimo
• Is Part Of: Archaeological research in Asia. Volume 15(2018)
• Page Start: 110
• Page End: 115
• Publication Date: 2018-09
• Subjects: Shahr-i Sokhta -- Helmand Civilization -- "Priest King" -- Indus Civilization; Archaeology -- Research -- Asia -- Periodicals; Asia -- Antiquities -- Periodicals; 930.1095
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ara.2017.12.001
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2352-2267

Abstract

Abstract: The paper discusses the published fragment of a statuette made of a buff-grey limestone, recently found on the surface of Shahr-i Sokhta (Sistan, Iran) and currently on exhibit in a showcase of the archaeological Museum of Zahedan (Sistan-Baluchistan, Iran). Most probably, it belongs to a sculptural type well known in some sites of Middle and South Asia dating to the late 3rd-early 2nd millennium BCE - a male character sitting on the right heel, with the left hand on the raised left knee, and a robe leaving bare the left shoulder. Preliminary comments on the cultural, historical and chronological implications of this important find are included.