Fragment from the Statuette of a Man

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2022.237
Title: Fragment from the Statuette of a Man
Classification: Sculpture
Work Type: sculpture, statuette
Date: c. 2500 BCE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Mesopotamia
Period: Early Dynastic period
Culture: Mesopotamian
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/369975

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Limestone
Technique: Carved
Dimensions: 5.2 × 4.6 × 5.7 cm (2 1/16 × 1 13/16 × 2 1/4 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: [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: 2022.237
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Fragment of the upper section of the head of a statuette, preserving the sockets for inlaid eyes, deeply incised eyebrows, the nose, and the upper part of the proper left ear. This fragment likely belonged to the statuette of a male worshipper.

Verification Level

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