Syrian or Phoenician Male Figure | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1999.255
Title: Syrian or Phoenician Male Figure
Classification: Sculpture
Work Type: sculpture, statuette
Date: 14th-13th century BCE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Syria or Phoenicia
Period: Bronze Age, Late
Culture: Levantine
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/191245

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Copper

Technique

Cast, lost-wax process

Dimensions

13.6 x 5 x 1 cm (5 3/8 x 1 15/16 x 3/8 in.)

Technical Details

Chemical Composition: ICP-MS/AAA data from sample, Copper:
Cu, 97.53; Sn, 0.42; Pb, 0.08; Zn, 0.002; Fe, 0.01; Ni, 0.19; Ag, 0.04; Sb, 0.5; As, 1.22; Bi, less than 0.025; Co, less than 0.005; Au, less than 0.01; Cd, less than 0.001
J. Riederer

Technical Observations: The patina is grayish green; it is somewhat mineralized and features brown burial deposits. The object is very porous and pitted. The head and neck are more solid, while losses have occurred near the feet. The figure is a solid cast. The hair curls were made from sheet metal.

Carol Snow (submitted 2002)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Mrs. Elsa Schmid, New York (by 1955), by descent; to Peter G. Neuman, Palo alto, gift; to the Harvard University Art Museums.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Peter G. Neumann
Accession Year: 1999
Object Number: 1999.255
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Subjects and Contexts

Ancient Bronzes

Verification Level

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