The First Bronzes?

Cobbled from here and here:

These figurines of men and women from Tell Judaidah, Turkey, are the oldest examples of true bronze (combination of copper and tin) human figures known. They date to about 3000 B.C. The statuettes were intended to be mounted in some fashion, for a tang projects below the feet of each one. The skill with which these unique pieces were modelled and the technical knowledge that was needed for their casting reveal surprisingly high standards of artistic and technical achievement in Syria at the beginning of the third millennium B.C.

Both sources suggest that the male figures are warriors brandishing weapons. And they may have good contextuals reasons for doing so. Looks like they are might be presenting sacrificial lambs or kids on their shoulders to me.

Map of Tasmania Consort, added to Saatchi-Online

Well, belatedly, I've discovered Saatchi-Online Gallery. It's got too much, from crits to book promotion, a gazillion adds, three columns twenty feet deep. It's like myspace for art, i.e. messy reloading shit, but I do have a presence there now with the Map of Tassie consort (above), and the Deep-toed Consort. (Saatchi-Online's thumb nail generator is very annoying, particularly with my images, as the statuette photos have such strong lines.)

Rate this Consort at the Saatchi Showdown.

Some Consorts Available at artflock.com

I've put up for sale some of the bronze consorts on artflock.com.

My profile page is http://www.artflock.com/artist/meika.

Spacehead, Bunny Boots: Consort to the Mountain Goddess

Ram Daggerman, Consort to the Mountain Goddess

Sunhead Consort to the Mountain Goddess

Sigi's 70th birthday Present.

The Sunhead Consort is based on the Spacehead.

In turn, the Spacehead Consort was inspired by an early Cretan Consort to the Mountain Goddess.

Described as

MINOAN SMALL BRONZE VOTIVE MALE, Worshipper wearing loin-cloth, right hand upraised to his head. Crete, Late Minoan I, ca. 1600-1500 BC Height 6.3 cm.