SculptureSyrian18th-17th century BCE

Anthropomorphic female figurine fragments

1900-1600 BCE

Description

This handmade terracotta figurine in fact comprises three terracotta figurine fragments that were not originally part of the same object. See the individual fragments' records, 2022.242.1 (head), 2022.242.2 (body), and 2022.242.3 (legs), for individual descriptions.

Classification

Sculpture

Technique

Handmade

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Syrian

Period

Bronze Age, Middle

Century

18th-17th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

14.2 × 5.1 × 2.2 cm (5 9/16 × 2 × 7/8 in.)

Provenance

[Asfar Bros., St. George Hotel, Beirut, Lebanon (by 1964)], purchase; by Nanette B Kelekian, New York (1964-2021), bequest; to the Harvard Art Museums.

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