Figurine

48-2-241

Location: On Display in the Eastern Mediterranean Gallery

From: Turkey (Country) | Samsoun

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 48-2-241
Current Location Eastern Mediterranean Gallery - On Display
Culture Hittite
Provenience Turkey (Country) | Samsoun
Date Made 1600–1200 BCE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Bronze
Iconography Tesup
Description

"Tesup". Brown patina. Complete figure strides forward on his left foot; his right arm is raised and his left is bent at the elbow. Legs are twisted sideways at the hips. Wears a conical cap with a long rectangular projection at the back, falling below his shoulders. Cloak extends to hip level and is decorated with two diagonal ridges crossing from the left shoulder on the front. Features are roughly indicated by cuts. Curved ridge on left side may indicate a dagger.

Height 5.4 cm
Width 2.6 cm
Depth 2.1 cm
Credit Line Gift of Elise Biddle (Mrs. Harald) Paumgarten, 1948, 1948
Other Number 172 - Collector Number | L-2-31 - Old Loan Number

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