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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