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Cluster · 1 line of comparison · 1 without an established route · 1 motif family · 6 registered objects
Assyrian imagery↔
1 separate line of comparison join these two traditions in this collection. 1 of them has no established route.
Motif families: Birds & human forms
Cultural context
Assyrian imagery A documented Neo-Assyrian palace context. Earlier Mesopotamian literature is a separate cluster.
Registered dated episodes: 883 BCE to 859 BCE.
Nimrud protective figure c. 883–859 BCE · production Cultural context
Tiwanaku A selected monumental figure; wider Andean traditions are not collapsed into this cluster.
No numerical episode date is yet registered here.
Gate of the Sun · frieze Carving date unresolved here · unresolved Line 01 · Sources partly checked
Bird-headed attendants across traditions The Gate of the Sun joins the wider birdman question.
Nimrud protective figure Nimrud↔ Gate of the Sun · frieze TiwanakuWhat appears to correspond
Bird-headed figures occur in all three selected groups. What differs or remains uncertain
Staff-bearing attendants, protective figures and Rapanui birdmen occupy different scenes and contexts. “Viracocha” is a traditional identification of the central figure, not an inscription. Transmission check
Transmission not yet assessed This input-led extension has not established or excluded a transmission route.
This comparison also reaches Rapanui traditions.
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Keep in the frame
What would move this cluster forward? Collected comparisons accumulate; they do not compound into proof. Each line still needs its own dated sequence.
Trace the Tiwanaku carving’s chronology and iconographic scholarship. Compare the literal pose and held attributes before comparing divine names. Follow the evidence
Sources & scope Provisional editorial records with no independent specialist sign-off. Review stages describe how far sources were checked, not the probability of a historical connection.
supplied material · Supplied project archive Every supplied file is accounted for. Coverage is separate from verification; unresolved montages remain leads.
project · Deep Memory Preserves captions, uncertainties and supplied images. A social caption is not an independent archaeological identification.
museum · The Metropolitan Museum of Art Exact object pictured here: Nimrud, reign of Ashurnasirpal II, ca. 883–859 BCE. Bucket and cone in a protective ritual context.
museum · British Museum Identifies the statue and back carvings; construction and later carving episodes must be separated.
