ABSTRACT
This chapter provides a chronological overview of sculptural art manufactured in Elam from stone, clay and bitumen. This multiplicity of Elamite sculpture is represented by both elaborate, often large-scale, elite-sponsored works and a rich and ubiquitous corpus of terracotta-made popular works of art. The second half of the second millennium was a dynamic period in the history of Elamite politics and sculptural production. The first part of this period is dominated by the figure of Untash-Napirisha, a ruler of Kassite maternal lineage. His reign is marked by an artistic golden age and a religious "revolution" evidenced in the foundation of a vast cultic complex known as Al Untash-Napirisha. Providing evidence for sculptural art of the Shutrukid dynasty is a relief panel from Shekaft-e Salman in the valley of Izeh/Malamir depicting a king, prince and queen of the Shutrukid royal family.
