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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

Verification Level

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