1983.174: Two Monkeys
Sculpture
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1983.174
- Title
- Two Monkeys
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Work Type
- statuette, sculpture
- Date
- c. 3000 BCE-c. 2000 BCE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Susa (Iran)
- Period
- Bronze Age
- Culture
- Elamite
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/288867
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Grey marble
- Technique
- Carved
- Dimensions
- Height: 7.6 cm (3 in.)
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Mrs. Eric Schroeder
- Accession Year
- 1983
- Object Number
- 1983.174
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
- Elamite statuette, made of grey-green marble, in the form of two monkeys, from Iran, perhaps the site of Susa, in the late 4th millennium B.C. One monkey is riding on the back of the other, gripping his sides. The monkey being ridden has his right leg forward and holds his arms on either side of his face. Eyes, eyebrows, nose and mouth are incised on the faces of both figures.
Verification Level
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