Metope from Temple Dedicated to Aar-Tenn

Object/Artifact

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The Civilization of Llhuros

METOPE FROM TEMPLE DEDICATED TO AAR-TENN | circa 1967-71 | Photo by Ann Cady, 2024 | ©2026 Norman Daly Art: A square, weathered image of a faded red bird with raised wings There is a gold-colored background with a faded red border. Visible areas of wear convey a sense of antiquity. The artifact is hung by a twine hook.
METOPE FROM TEMPLE DEDICATED TO AAR-TENN | circa 1967-71 | Photo by Ann Cady, 2024 | ©2026 Norman Daly Art

A square, weathered image of a faded red bird with raised wings There is a gold-colored background with a faded red border. Visible areas of wear convey a sense of antiquity. The artifact is hung by a twine hook.

Name/Title

Metope from Temple Dedicated to Aar-Tenn

Entry/Object ID

COL.49

Description

This small weathered fresco shows a faded red bird with wings raised in orant posture, thought to be Aar-Tenn the Llhuroscian bird-god. It is thought to have once been included in a larger work--for example a triptych which was used in religious settings.

Category

Late Archaic (Lamplӧ)

Made/Created

Artist

Norman Daly

Date made

circa 1966 - 1971

Place

Academic Institution

Cornell University

City

Ithaca, New York

Continent

North America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Asia Minor

Culture/Tribe

Llhuros

Dimensions

Height

10-3/8 in

Width

10-3/8 in

Depth

3/4 in

Materials

Material

Fresco

Material Notes

Fictional medium as described by Norman Daly in the 1972 catalog and exhibition tags (1972-2019)

Acquisition

Notes

This object is a unique element of the "Civilization of Llhuros" collection given to the Cornell University Anthropology Collaboratory in 2026.

Exhibitions

Akron Art Institute (1972)
Cornell University | A.D. White Museum of Art (1972)
Indianapolis Art Museum (1972)
Istanbul Biennial, 16th | "The Seventh Continent" (2019)
La Panacée, centre d'art contemporain | "Plurivers" | Montpellier, France (2017-18)
Memorial Art Gallery | University of Rochester (1972)
Roberson Center for Art and Science, Binghamton, NY (1974)
Romische-Germanisches Museum | "Projekt '74" | Cologne Germany (1974)
SUNY Albany | Art Gallery (1973}
University of Pennsylvania Art Museum, Philadelphia (1974)