1978.1: Reduced Copy of a Stag from the Royal Graves at Alaca Huyuk. Cult standard

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1978.1

Title

Reduced Copy of a Stag from the Royal Graves at Alaca Huyuk. Cult standard

Classification

Sculpture

Work Type

statuette, sculpture

Date

3rd millennium BCE

Places

Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Anatolia

Culture

Anatolian

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/304120

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Bronze

Technique

Cast

Dimensions

greatest dimens.: 14 x 8 x 4 cm (5 1/2 x 3 1/8 x 1 9/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Bay Hikmet Gurcay, Director General, Department of Antiquities and Museums, Republic of Turkey

Accession Year

1978

Object Number

1978.1

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Descriptions

Description

Reduced bronze copy of a stage from the royal graves of D'Alaca Huyuk. Cult standard. The stag stands upon a standard with four branches, rounded at the top. The stag itself is decorated with seven concentric circles on each side and a Chevron pattern around the neck. (In the original the incised patters are inlaid with silver and the entire head is covered with silver. Each of the two antlers has seven branches, symmetrically arranged. The tail is short. Original made of either copper or bronze.

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