Pair of Dieties

14th-13th century BCE (Hittite Empire)

2.4 cm 4.9 cm 1.5 cm

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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.

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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.
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