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Source Description
These gods were made separately and soldered together. The squat bodies, large heads and ears, and heavy features are stylistically Hittite, although the headdress and posture have been taken from Syrian examples influenced by Egyptian styles.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
7370
label
Pair of Dieties
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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5
Source metadata
id
7370
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Pair of Dieties
description
These gods were made separately and soldered together. The squat bodies, large heads and ears, and heavy features are stylistically Hittite, although the headdress and posture have been taken from Syrian examples influenced by Egyptian styles.
provenance
Comte Michel Tyszkiewicz Collection, Sale, Hôtel des commissaires priseurs, Paris, 1898, no. 221; Dikran Kelekian, Paris and New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1909, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
14th-13th century BCE (Hittite Empire)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Gold, Silver & Jewelry
figurines
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5
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5
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
4.9
height
2.4
depth
1.5
dimensionsRaw
1 15/16 x 15/16 x 5/8 in. (4.9 x 2.4 x 1.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Hittite
med
silver
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4530
collection_ids
ANE
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none
Page inventory
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