Detail View: The AMICA Library: Priest-King or God (?)
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AMICA ID:
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CMA_.1971.45
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AMICA Library Year:
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1998
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Object Type:
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Sculpture
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Creator Nationality:
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Asian; Middle Eastern; Syrian
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Creator Name-CRT:
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North Syria, Hittite
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Title:
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Priest-King or God (?)
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Title Type:
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Primary
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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c. 1600 BC
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Creation Start Date:
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-1602
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Creation End Date:
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-1598
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Materials and Techniques:
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basalt with bone eyes (left, ancient; right, restored)
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Style or Period:
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North Syria
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Dimensions:
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Overall: 87.6cm
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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ID Number:
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1971.45
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Credit Line:
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Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
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Rights:
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Context:
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Hittite sculpture in the round is extremely rare. It is uncertain whether this is the cult figure of a god or a royal worshipper-figure like the nearby standing figure of Gudea, but it is probably the latter. Related images appear on the large Hittite vase in the adjacent case.
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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CMA_.1971.45.tif
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