1992.256.47: Standing Male Figure

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1992.256.47

Title

Standing Male Figure

Classification

Sculpture

Work Type

statuette, sculpture

Date

10th century BCE or later

Places

Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Anatolia

Period

Iron Age

Culture

Neo-Hittite

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/311824

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Arsenical copper

Technique

Cast

Dimensions

7.4 x 2.5 x 2 cm (2 15/16 x 1 x 13/16 in.)

Technical Details

Chemical Composition: ICP-MS/AAA data from sample, Arsenical Copper:
Cu, 97.12; Sn, 0.46; Pb, 0.19; Zn, less than 0.001; Fe, 0.02; Ni, 0.13; Ag, 0.07; Sb, 0.08; As, 1.93; Bi, less than 0.025; Co, less than 0.01; Au, less than 0.01; Cd, less than 0.001
J. Riederer

Chemical Composition: XRF data from Artax 1
Alloy: Arsenical Copper
Alloying Elements: copper, arsenic
Other Elements: lead, iron
K. Eremin, January 2014

XRF data from Tracer
Alloy: Arsenical Copper
Alloying Elements: copper, arsenic
Other Elements: tin, lead, iron
K. Eremin, January 2014

Technical Observations: The object does not appear to be ancient. The patina is a completely even grayish black and is very thin. The mold flash metal between the legs is left intact, which would be very unusual for an antiquity.


Henry Lie (submitted 2012)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Louise M. and George E. Bates, Camden, ME (by 1971-1992), gift; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 1992.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Louise M. and George E. Bates

Accession Year

1992

Object Number

1992.256.47

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

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Subjects and Contexts

• Ancient Bronzes

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