Figurine
48-2-241
Location: On Display in the Eastern Mediterranean Gallery
From: Turkey (Country) | Samsoun
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
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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