Harvard Art Museums > 1966.2: Relief Fragment: Head of an Archer Sculpture Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Relief Fragment: Head of an Archer , 1966.2,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 21, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/287371. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1966.2 Title Relief Fragment: Head of an Archer Classification Sculpture Work Type relief, sculpture Date c. 700-612 BCE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Assyria Period Neo-Assyrian period Culture Neo-Assyrian Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/287371 Physical Descriptions Medium Alabaster Dimensions 11.8 x 12.1 cm (4 5/8 x 4 3/4 in.) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, David M. Robinson Fund Accession Year 1966 Object Number 1966.2 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Fragment of Neo-Assyrian palace relief showing head, right arm, part of left arm and upper torso of an archer drawing back his bow. He is bearded and carries a quiver on his back. Gash on right arm. Yellowed surface. Numerous surface scratches. Publication History David Gordon Mitten and Amy Brauer, Dialogue with Antiquity, The Curatorial Achievement of George M. A. Hanfmann, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1982), p. 17, no. 69. Exhibition History [Teaching Exhibition], Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton, 11/01/1972 - 01/01/1973 Dialogue with Antiquity: The Curatorial Achievement of George M.A. Hanfmann, Fogg Art Museum, 05/07/1982 - 06/26/1982 Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
