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Inlay for a Composite Figure

Inlay for a Composite Figure

SculptureSyrian3rd millennium BCE

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.

Classification

Sculpture

Technique

Carved

Medium

Marble or gypsum

Culture

Syrian

Period

Early Dynastic III period

Century

3rd millennium BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

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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