Harvard Art Museums > 1953.13: Fragment of a relief: Marching Archers Sculpture Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Fragment of a relief: Marching Archers , 1953.13,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, May 21, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/291413. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1953.13 Title Fragment of a relief: Marching Archers Classification Sculpture Work Type relief, sculpture Date 699-612 BCE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Assyria Period Neo-Assyrian period Culture Neo-Assyrian Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/291413 Physical Descriptions Medium Alabaster Dimensions H. 36.2 x W. 24.8 x D. 2 cm (14 1/4 x 9 3/4 x 13/16 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History E. Starr, Cambridge, MA, (by 1953), sold; to Fogg Art Museum, 1953. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Publications Fund Accession Year 1953 Object Number 1953.13 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Fragment of Assyrian palace relief said to come from Nineveh. The fragment contains two figures almost wholly preserved and portions of two others (the back and headdress of the right figure; face, hand and part of the bow of the left figure). The left central figure is preserved to just above the ankles, the right central the same except that the right leg is also broken away. The figures stride to the right. They are bearded , wear feathered headdresses and thigh length tunics held by a belt. In their left hands are held bows and over the left shoulders are slung quivers with feather-like covers. The end of a sword (?) emerges from behind their left sides. Publication History George M. A. Hanfmann, "Acquisitions of the Fogg Art Museum: Sculpture and Figurines", American Journal of Archaeology (1954), Vol. 58, No. 3, 223-229, p. 225, pl. 37, fig. 5. David Gordon Mitten and Amy Brauer, Dialogue with Antiquity, The Curatorial Achievement of George M. A. Hanfmann, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1982), p. 17, no. 70. Exhibition History Dialogue with Antiquity: The Curatorial Achievement of George M.A. Hanfmann, Fogg Art Museum, 05/07/1982 - 06/26/1982 Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
