2022.237: Fragment from the Statuette of a Man

Identification and Creation

Object Number

2022.237

Title

Fragment from the Statuette of a Man

Classification

Sculpture

Work Type

statuette, sculpture

Date

c. 2500 BCE

Places

Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Mesopotamia

Period

Early Dynastic period

Culture

Mesopotamian

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/369975

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Limestone

Technique

Carved

Dimensions

5.2 × 4.6 × 5.7 cm (2 1/16 × 1 13/16 × 2 1/4 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

[Charles D. Kelekian, New York (by 1952-1982)], by descent; to [Kelekian Associates, New York (1982-1992)], by descent; to Nanette Rodney Kelekian, New York (1992-2021), bequest; to the Harvard Art Museums.

NOTE:
"Kelekian Associates" was formed at the death of Charles D. Kelekian by Nanette Rodney Kelekian and her mother Beatrice Kelekian. Upon Beatrice Kelekian’s death in 1992, ownership passed to Nanette Rodney Kelekian.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Nanette B. Kelekian

Accession Year

2022

Object Number

2022.237

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

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Descriptions

Description

Fragment of the upper section of the head of a statuette, preserving the sockets for inlaid eyes, deeply incised eyebrows, the nose, and the upper part of the proper left ear. This fragment likely belonged to the statuette of a male worshipper.

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