COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
MMA_.1982.317.3
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MMA_.1982.317.3
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
2002
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2002
AMICA Library Year
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Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
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Description:
This standing male figure is a funerary or votive object intended to be placed in a tomb or temple. Dressed in a long, plain garment reaching almost to the ankles, the figure stands in a fully frontal pose. The base, which is carved in one piece with the figure, bears the name of the individual and his clan?Sadiqim Macad. The eyes and eyebrows are carved to hold inlays, now missing, and the arms are bent at the elbows, extending out at right angles to the body. One hand is clenched in a fist, pierced vertically to hold some object, perhaps a scepter, now lost. The other hand is open. The undersurface of the base and the top and back of the figure's head are roughly carved. Such statues were often set in niches, and the surfaces not visible were consequently left unfinished on many examples. The placement of the ears high on the head, the aquiline nose, the small mouth, and the fully frontal pose are all characteristic of human images made in this region.
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This standing male figure is a funerary or votive object intended to be placed in a tomb or temple. Dressed in a long, plain garment reaching almost to the ankles, the figure stands in a fully frontal pose. The base, which is carved in one piece with the figure, bears the name of the individual and his clan?Sadiqim Macad. The eyes and eyebrows are carved to hold inlays, now missing, and the arms are bent at the elbows, extending out at right angles to the body. One hand is clenched in a fist, pierced vertically to hold some object, perhaps a scepter, now lost. The other hand is open. The undersurface of the base and the top and back of the figure's head are roughly carved. Such statues were often set in niches, and the surfaces not visible were consequently left unfinished on many examples. The placement of the ears high on the head, the aquiline nose, the small mouth, and the fully frontal pose are all characteristic of human images made in this region.
Description
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Creator Nationality:
Asian; Middle Eastern; Arabian
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Asian; Middle Eastern; Arabian
Creator Nationality
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Creator Name-CRT:
Southwestern Arabia
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Southwestern Arabia
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Standing male figure
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Standing male figure
Title
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View:
Principal view
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Principal view
View
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Creation Date:
late 1st millennium B.C.
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late 1st millennium B.C.
Creation Date
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Creation Start Date:
0
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0
Creation Start Date
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Creation End Date:
0
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0
Creation End Date
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Materials and Techniques:
Alabaster (gypsum)
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Alabaster (gypsum)
Materials and Techniques
false
Creation Place:
Southwestern Arabia
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Southwestern Arabia
Creation Place
false
Dimensions:
H. 14 3/4 in. (37.5 cm)
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H. 14 3/4 in. (37.5 cm)
Dimensions
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AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
New York, New York
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New York, New York
Owner Location
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ID Number:
1982.317.3
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1982.317.3
ID Number
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Credit Line:
Purchase, Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel Spear Jr. Gift, 1982
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Purchase, Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel Spear Jr. Gift, 1982
Credit Line
false
Copyright:
Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art . All rights reserved.
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Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art . All rights reserved.
Copyright
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp</a>
Rights
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.h1_1982.317.3.tif
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MMA_.h1_1982.317.3.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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