Figurine

48-2-252

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 48-2-252
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Syrian
Provenience Mediterranean
Date Made 1399-1200 BCE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Bronze
Iconography Resheph
Description

"Resheph". Traces of green patina. Figure is intact except for the tip of the left horn. Horned figure has a bolt in his upraised right hand. His left arm is bent at the elbow, the hand is clenched. he had a large nose, laughing mouth, and bulging eyes. Sort of a crest lapping over the head between the horns. Legs are twisted sideways. Below waist, at the back, is a projecting spike, perhaps used for attaching the figure to a background. Stands on a tall rough base.

Height 8.9 cm
Width 3.4 cm
Depth 2.4 cm
Credit Line Gift of Elise Biddle (Mrs. Harald) Paumgarten, 1948, 1948
Other Number 241 - Collector Number | L-2-43 - Old Loan Number

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