Harvard Art Museums > 1992.256.63: Thin Male Figure 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"Thin Male Figure , 1992.256.63,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, May 04, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/310320. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1992.256.63 Title Thin Male Figure Other Titles Alternate Title: Male Statuette Classification Sculpture Work Type statuette, sculpture Date 14th-13th century BCE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Anatolia Period Hittite Empire period Culture Syro-Hittite Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/310320 Physical Descriptions Medium Copper alloy Technique Cast, lost-wax process Dimensions 5.1 x 1 cm (2 x 3/8 in.) Technical Details Technical Observations: The statuette is a solid cast. Some working may have been done after casting to shape the figure further. The top may be broken. The patina is a dull grayish green with some spots of green corrosion, some bare metal, and tan burial deposits. Carol Snow (submitted 2002) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Louise M. and George E. Bates, Camden, ME (by 1971-1992), gift; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 1992. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Louise M. and George E. Bates Accession Year 1992 Object Number 1992.256.63 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 Published Catalogue Text: Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Bronzes at the Harvard Art Museums This statuette consists of an elongated cylindrical body that divides into two legs at the bottom and has a projecting knob to represent genitalia. Two flipper-like arms with oval tips project forward from the shoulders. The head is narrow and features a nose, chin, and rudimentary eyes and ears. The right ear is broken off. This small votive statuette differs markedly from most other small Syro-Hittite votive statuettes of the Late Bronze Age. It is not clear how the figurine would have stood upright. It provides an especially clear example of how the wax model for the figurine was rolled and pinched by hand. David G. Mitten Subjects and Contexts Ancient Bronzes Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be 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
