COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
MMA_.57.80.4
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MMA_.57.80.4
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 ivory plaque may have come from the Neo-Assyrian building at the outpost of Arslan Tash in Syria. While the subject of the recumbent winged sphinx with wig, broad collar, and lotus flower under the front paw is an Egyptian convention, the facial type is Syrian in style?oval face, small mouth, and receding chin. Often in the Syrian style, single figures are shown in profile and juxtaposed in symmetrical compositions for large pieces of furniture. This is the case here with the two sphinxes, back to back, forming parts of two separate scenes, perhaps flanking trees with counterparts that are now missing. The seated sphinx has sharp features and wears a cap, very different from the Egyptian-style types: he may be a male figure. The sharply cut, tiered wings of both figures are also characteristic of this style.
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This ivory plaque may have come from the Neo-Assyrian building at the outpost of Arslan Tash in Syria. While the subject of the recumbent winged sphinx with wig, broad collar, and lotus flower under the front paw is an Egyptian convention, the facial type is Syrian in style?oval face, small mouth, and receding chin. Often in the Syrian style, single figures are shown in profile and juxtaposed in symmetrical compositions for large pieces of furniture. This is the case here with the two sphinxes, back to back, forming parts of two separate scenes, perhaps flanking trees with counterparts that are now missing. The seated sphinx has sharp features and wears a cap, very different from the Egyptian-style types: he may be a male figure. The sharply cut, tiered wings of both figures are also characteristic of this style.
Description
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Creator Nationality:
Asian; Middle Eastern; Syrian
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Asian; Middle Eastern; Syrian
Creator Nationality
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Creator Name-CRT:
Arslan Tash(?), Syria
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Arslan Tash(?), Syria
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Plaque with sphinxes
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Plaque with sphinxes
Title
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View:
Principal view
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Principal view
View
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Creation Date:
9th?8th century B.C.
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9th?8th century 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:
Ivory with traces of gold foil
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Ivory with traces of gold foil
Materials and Techniques
false
Style or Period:
Syrian style
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Syrian style
Style or Period
false
Style or Period:
Neo-Assyrian period
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Neo-Assyrian period
Style or Period
false
Creation Place:
Arslan Tash(?), Syria
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Arslan Tash(?), Syria
Creation Place
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Dimensions:
L. 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm)
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L. 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm)
Dimensions
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AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
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Owner Location:
New York, New York
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New York, New York
Owner Location
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ID Number:
57.80.4
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57.80.4
ID Number
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Credit Line:
Fletcher Fund, 1957
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Fletcher Fund, 1957
Credit Line
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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_57.80.4.tif
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MMA_.h1_57.80.4.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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