SculptureSyro-Hittite2nd millennium BCE

Small Twin Figures

15th-13th century BCE

Classification

Sculpture

Technique

Cast, lost-wax process

Medium

Bronze

Culture

Syro-Hittite

Period

Hittite Empire period

Century

2nd millennium BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

5.1 x 3.2 x 1.4 cm (2 x 1 1/4 x 9/16 in.)

Provenance

Louise M. and George E. Bates, Camden, ME (by 1971-1992), gift; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 1992.

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