Anthropomorphic female figurine fragments
SculptureSyrian18th-17th century BCE

Anthropomorphic female figurine fragments

1900-1600 BCE

Description

This handmade terracotta figurine in fact comprises three terracotta figurine fragments that were not originally part of the same object. See the individual fragments' records, 2022.242.1 (head), 2022.242.2 (body), and 2022.242.3 (legs), for individual descriptions.

Classification
Sculpture
Technique
Handmade
Medium
Terracotta
Culture
Syrian
Period
Bronze Age, Middle
Century
18th-17th century BCE
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

14.2 × 5.1 × 2.2 cm (5 9/16 × 2 × 7/8 in.)

Provenance

[Asfar Bros., St. George Hotel, Beirut, Lebanon (by 1964)], purchase; by Nanette B Kelekian, New York (1964-2021), bequest; to the Harvard Art Museums.

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