Fragmentary Figurine of a Lamb
3200-3000 BCE
Description
Front part of a figurine depicting a lamb or young sheep reclining with its legs tucked under the body; the back of its body is broken off. There are the remains of a hole pierced horizontally through the animal at the nape of its neck, so the figurine could be worn as an amulet.
Dimensions
2.8 × 1.6 × 2.8 cm (1 1/8 × 5/8 × 1 1/8 in.)
Provenance
[Dikran G. Kelekian, New York (by 1939-1951)], by descent; to [Charles D. Kelekian, New York (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.
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