Harvard Art Museums > 1992.256.87: Standing Female Figure 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"Standing Female Figure , 1992.256.87,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 15, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/311829. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1992.256.87 Title Standing Female Figure Other Titles Alternate Title: Standing Figure Classification Sculpture Work Type statuette, sculpture Date 14th-13th century BCE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Anatolia Period Hittite Empire period Culture Syro-Hittite Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/311829 Physical Descriptions Medium Copper alloy Technique Cast, lost-wax process Dimensions 7.5 x 2.6 cm (2 15/16 x 1 in.) Technical Details Technical Observations: The statuette is a solid cast. It was probably cast in a two-part mold. The tool marks on the surface all appear to be modern, probably from previous efforts to remove corrosion products. The lower portion of proper left arm is missing, along with parts of the tangs. The proper right leg is bent at the ankle. The surface details are poorly preserved in the greenish-brown patina. Carol Snow (submitted 2002) 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 1992.256.87 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 Published Catalogue Text: Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Bronzes at the Harvard Art Museums This slender statuette with its flat body, delicate downward-turned arms and slender legs and feet may represent a male figure. The head consists of a pointed oval shape within which the nose and mouth are faintly modeled. Its small feet pointing forward bear tangs projecting from the soles. The right foot has been bent backwards slightly at the ankle. Shallow depressions at the groin outline the genitalia, but it is uncertain whether these are meant to indicate a male or female. The distinctive modeling of the anatomy and proportions of this statuette clearly identify it as a product of one of the prolific workshops that produced votive bronze statuettes for sanctuaries in the Northern Lebanese city of Byblos in the Late Bronze Age. Dozens if not hundreds of similar statuettes have emerged from large caches discovered by French excavators there. David G. Mitten Subjects and Contexts Ancient Bronzes Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be 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
