Phoenix Ancient Art Warrior - 2012 No 2

CREDITS & CONTACTS

Selection of objects

Ali Aboutaam and Hicham Aboutaam

Project manager

Hélène Yubero, Geneva

Introduction

Phoenix Ancient Art

Research

Brenno Bottini, Geneva

Graphic concept

mostra-design.com, Geneva

Photography

Stephan Hagen, New York André Longchamp, Geneva

Printing

CA Design, Wanchai, Hong Kong

In Geneva

Ali Aboutaam C. Michael Hedqvist Phoenix Ancient Art S.A. 6, rue Verdaine - P.O. Box 3516 1211 Geneva 3 - Switzerland T +41 22 318 80 10 F +41 22 310 03 88 E paa@phoenixancientart.com www.phoenixancientart.com

In New York

Hicham Aboutaam Electrum, Exclusive Agent for Phoenix Ancient Art S.A. 47 East 66th Street New York, NY 10065 - USA T +1 212 288 7518 F +1 212 288 7121 E info@phoenixancientart.com www.phoenixancientart.com

Phoenix Ancient Art Warrior - 2012 No 2

Published on Aug 9, 2017

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About

The various cultures represented by the arms and armor in our “WARRIOR” exhibition – Greek, Italic, Scythian, Urartian, Assyrian, Roman, Sassanian – although diverse and separated by time and place, all share in the darker aspects of the human psyche and behavior that leads to warfare and its results. Uplifting for the human spirit, these fascinating objects associated with war and sacrifice are made and embellished in a manner that illustrates a theme of cross-cultural artistic as well as martial abilities. The zoomorphic decoration on many of the objects, consisting primarily of lions, bulls, and horses, but also including snakes, a boar, dolphins, and dogs, speaks for ancient beliefs in the power of these animals noted for their physical strength or apotropaic qualities, both of which were viewed as crucial for survival in conflict and victory over the opposition.

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