COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
MMA_.86.16.1
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MMA_.86.16.1
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 female is full-figured, with rings of flesh at her waist and three horizontal lines suggesting a fleshy neck. The hair is combed back into a knot at the back of the head. The lower arms were separately attached. Her left hand, open with the palm up, may have held an object. Like many other female figurines found in Mesopotamia, this one had inlaid eyes. Mesopotamian female figurines, both reclining and standing, were often given a plaster or bitumen wig and, although there are no traces of color here, details such as sandals, necklaces, upper-arm bracelets, and lines around the navel and pubic triangle were frequently added in paint. Jointed female figurines were dedicated at Greek temples and sanctuaries. Similar pieces, also with the lower arms attached separately, have been excavated from Parthian graves and residences. These Parthian figurines have been variously described as goddesses, dolls, and fertility amulets.
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This standing female is full-figured, with rings of flesh at her waist and three horizontal lines suggesting a fleshy neck. The hair is combed back into a knot at the back of the head. The lower arms were separately attached. Her left hand, open with the palm up, may have held an object. Like many other female figurines found in Mesopotamia, this one had inlaid eyes. Mesopotamian female figurines, both reclining and standing, were often given a plaster or bitumen wig and, although there are no traces of color here, details such as sandals, necklaces, upper-arm bracelets, and lines around the navel and pubic triangle were frequently added in paint. Jointed female figurines were dedicated at Greek temples and sanctuaries. Similar pieces, also with the lower arms attached separately, have been excavated from Parthian graves and residences. These Parthian figurines have been variously described as goddesses, dolls, and fertility amulets.
Description
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Creator Nationality:
Asian; Middle Eastern; Mesopotamian
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Asian; Middle Eastern; Mesopotamian
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Possibly Ctesiphon, Mesopotamia
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Possibly Ctesiphon, Mesopotamia
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Standing woman
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Standing woman
Title
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View:
Principal view
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Principal view
View
false
Creation Date:
2nd century B.C.?3rd century A.D.
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2nd century B.C.?3rd century A.D.
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
-200
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-200
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
299
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299
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
Alabaster
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Alabaster
Materials and Techniques
false
Style or Period:
Parthian period
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Parthian period
Style or Period
false
Creation Place:
Possibly Ctesiphon, Mesopotamia
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Possibly Ctesiphon, Mesopotamia
Creation Place
false
Dimensions:
H. 10 5/8 in. (27 cm)
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H. 10 5/8 in. (27 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
false
ID Number:
86.16.1
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86.16.1
ID Number
false
Credit Line:
Purchase, Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Gift, 1886
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Purchase, Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Gift, 1886
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_86.16.1.tif
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MMA_.h1_86.16.1.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
false