Inlay for a Composite Figure
2550-2250 BCE
Description
This carving preserves the central part of a face with nose, mouth, and the lower edge of the eyes; the upper section of the face is broken away. The hollow eyes once held inlays. The mask-like object likely formed part of a statuette of a bearded man composed of different materials.
Dimensions
3.5 × 5.4 × 2.4 cm (1 3/8 × 2 1/8 × 15/16 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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