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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2022.234
Title
Fragmentary Figurine of a Calf
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
sculpture, statuette
Date
3200-2900 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Mesopotamia
Period
Uruk period
Culture
Sumerian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/369972

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Limestone
Technique
Carved
Dimensions
3.5 × 2 × 4.3 cm (1 3/8 × 13/16 × 1 11/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Mary Mitchell (Mrs. Chauncy J.) Blair, Chicago and Chambésy, Geneva (by 1932). [Charles D. Kelekian, New York (by 1952-1982)], by descent; to [Kelekian Associates, New York (1982-1992)], by descent; to Nanette Rodney Kelekian, New York (1992-2021), bequest; to the Harvard Art Museums.

NOTE:
"Kelekian Associates" was formed at the death of Charles D. Kelekian by Nanette Rodney Kelekian and her mother Beatrice Kelekian. Upon Beatrice Kelekian’s death in 1992, ownership passed to Nanette Rodney Kelekian.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Nanette B. Kelekian
Accession Year
2022
Object Number
2022.234
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Only the front part survives of this reclining calf or young bull. The animal is represented with its legs tucked under the body; the tip of the tail is indicated on its right side. Despite its greater relative size, the features of this animal are modeled a little more cursorily than on [ADD acc. no.] The eyes are hollowed for inlays, and the tips of the horns are missing. A hole (diameter 0.15 cm) is drilled horizontally through the back of the figurine, allowing it to be worn as an amulet.

Verification Level

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