ABSTRACT This paper deals with a unique artefact currently on exhibit at the archaeological Museum of Jiroft (Kerman, Iran), a large-sized copper or bronze staff inlaid with shell mosaics of contrasting colours. Unfortunately, as it was confiscated with many other objects by the Iranian security forces from illegal excavators, nothing is known of the whereabouts or context of its discovery. It might be one of the largest copper artefacts ever found in Bronze Age sites of the eastern Iranian Plateau. Because of its form, such a unusually elaborated, costly and visually imposing staff must have performed a highly formal symbolic function, hence the hypothetical label of “royal sceptre” (in quotes) proposed in the title. The authors attempt a reconstruction of the original form and manufacturing sequence of this large artefact, discussing its role in the poorly known landscape of the protohistoric metallurgy of south-eastern Iran.

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使用多种材料的连续铸造：来自 Halil Rud 山谷（伊朗克尔曼）的青铜时代“皇家权杖”

摘要 本文介绍了目前在吉罗夫特考古博物馆（伊朗克尔曼）展出的一件独特的手工艺品，这是一件镶嵌有对比色贝壳马赛克的大型铜或青铜手杖。不幸的是，由于伊朗安全部队从非法挖掘机上没收了许多其他物品，因此对其发现的下落或背景一无所知。它可能是在伊朗东部高原青铜时代遗址中发现的最大的铜制品之一。由于它的形式，这样一个异常精心制作、昂贵且具有视觉冲击力的工作人员必须具有高度正式的象征功能，因此标题中提出了“皇家权杖”（在引号中）的假想标签。作者试图重建这个大型人工制品的原始形式和制造顺序，