COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
CMA_.1971.45
AMICA Library Year:
1998
Object Type:
Sculpture
Creator Nationality:
Asian; Middle Eastern; Syrian
Creator Name-CRT:
North Syria, Hittite
Title:
Priest-King or God (?)
Title Type:
Primary
View:
Full View
Creation Date:
c. 1600 BC
Creation Start Date:
-1602
Creation End Date:
-1598
Materials and Techniques:
basalt with bone eyes (left, ancient; right, restored)
Style or Period:
North Syria
Dimensions:
Overall: 87.6cm
AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number:
1971.45
Credit Line:
Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
Context:
Hittite sculpture in the round is extremely rare. It is uncertain whether this is the cult figure of a god or a royal worshipper-figure like the nearby standing figure of Gudea, but it is probably the latter. Related images appear on the large Hittite vase in the adjacent case.
Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.1971.45.tif
