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Source Description
The Hittites were a powerful people who vied with the Egyptians for control of the Near East. At times, however, alliances in the form of royal marriages were forged between the two rivals. The scene on the front of this vase shows a seated god or king holding a drinking vase in the form of a stag. Near him is a large-handled vessel in a ring stand, which illustrates how large jars such as this one were used. The standing figure is a priest pouring a liquid offering. The scene on the back of this vase shows a bow hunter using a doe with a tether as a decoy to attract a stag. Some of the hunter's arrows have already pierced the stag's hide.
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152820
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Hittite Vessel with Four Scenes Molded and Carved in Relief
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152820
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object
title
Hittite Vessel with Four Scenes Molded and Carved in Relief
description
The Hittites were a powerful people who vied with the Egyptians for control of the Near East. At times, however, alliances in the form of royal marriages were forged between the two rivals. The scene on the front of this vase shows a seated god or king holding a drinking vase in the form of a stag. Near him is a large-handled vessel in a ring stand, which illustrates how large jars such as this one were used. The standing figure is a priest pouring a liquid offering. The scene on the back of this vase shows a bow hunter using a doe with a tether as a decoy to attract a stag. Some of the hunter's arrows have already pierced the stag's hide.
date
1400–1200 BCE
citation
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79938240
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Ceramic
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Diameter: 51 cm (20 1/16 in.); Overall: 61 cm (24 in.)
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Eastern Turkey, Hittite
accession
1985.7
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burnished earthenware
tombstone
Hittite Vessel with Four Scenes Molded and Carved in Relief, 1400–1200 BCE. Eastern Turkey, Hittite. Burnished earthenware; diameter: 51 cm (20 1/16 in.); overall: 61 cm (24 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1985.70
collection
Near Eastern Art
citations
citation
Muscarella, Oscar White. <em>The Lie Became Great, The Forgery of Ancient Near Eastern Cultures</em>. Groningen: STYX Publications, 2000. Pp. 143–144, 454.
citation
Turner, Evan H. “The Year in Review for 1985.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 73, no. 2 (February 1986): 26–71.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 62, no. 4; Reproduced: p. 36
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1991.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 5
creditline
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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2026-05-29 07:54:06.926000
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152820
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Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
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Near Eastern Art
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burnished earthenware
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