Jiroft region
Jiroft handled forms
A handled chlorite object with human and animal imagery.
Why these examples belong together
One photographed example; archaeological provenance has not been established here.
object · Jiroft regionJiroft handled object
A real photographed object can still have unresolved archaeological provenance. Its figures and snakes are not automatically a feathered serpent.
Dates, sources & image record
- Date unresolvedunresolved · The circulating image’s Bronze Age attribution needs an object-level record and excavated provenance check.
photograph · Nationalmuseumofiran. CC BY-SA 4.0. Image record
Existing source image; displayed uncropped. No generated reconstruction.
The project’s illustrated comparison archive
Olmec La Venta
La Venta’s figure and serpent
Monument 19, with its figure, serpent and handled object.
Why these examples belong together
One monument represents a wider proposed tradition. Its different features can participate in different comparisons.
object · La VentaLa Venta · Monument 19
A seated figure sits within a serpent and carries a small handled form. The INAH discussion considers a copal bag.
Dates, sources & image record
- c. 900–400 BCE · site contextsite context · Broad principal La Venta horizon; an individual monument date remains to be tightened. Date source
photograph · Gary Todd. CC0. Image record
Existing source image; displayed uncropped. No generated reconstruction.
La Venta Monument 19 in El Tlacuache 1199 · La Venta: archaeological site
The proposed connection
What makes it a question?
The proposed resemblance combines several features instead of relying on a lone snake or container.
The earlier picture study and atlas preserve this proposed pair. The original external proposer and Jiroft object provenance remain open.
The project’s illustrated comparison archive
Look closely
What appears to correspond
- Both selected images combine a human figure with serpentine elements.
Keep in the frame
What differs or remains uncertain
- Jiroft’s central figure holds flanking animals; La Venta’s seated figure lies within a larger creature.
- The apparent “bag” is the whole Jiroft object but a small depicted object at La Venta.
Transmission check
Transmission not yet assessed
The comparison is not yet identified or dated well enough to exclude ordinary transmission, later borrowing or an image-selection effect.
What would move this forward
- Trace the Jiroft object to a museum accession and acquisition history.
- Compare whole-object function separately from depicted motifs.
Follow the evidence
Sources & scope
Provisional editorial record; no independent specialist sign-off. Status describes review depth, not the probability of a historical connection.
- project · Deep Memory
Records comparisons assembled from this repository and supplied material. An external first proposer has not been traced for every pair.
- research · INAH
Page 18, figure 17: figure within a serpent and a possible copal bag. This does not establish the meaning of distant handled forms.
- heritage · INAH
Provides site context and a principal 900–400 BCE horizon, used as a broad context range rather than an individual monument date.
