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Fragment from the Statuette of a Man

Fragment from the Statuette of a Man

SculptureMesopotamian3rd millennium BCE

Fragment from the Statuette of a Man

c. 2500 BCE

Description

Fragment of the upper section of the head of a statuette, preserving the sockets for inlaid eyes, deeply incised eyebrows, the nose, and the upper part of the proper left ear. This fragment likely belonged to the statuette of a male worshipper.

Classification

Sculpture

Technique

Carved

Medium

Limestone

Culture

Mesopotamian

Period

Early Dynastic period

Century

3rd millennium BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

5.2 × 4.6 × 5.7 cm (2 1/16 × 1 13/16 × 2 1/4 in.)

Provenance

[Charles D. Kelekian, New York (by 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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