Figurine
| Object Number: | 48-2-213 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Roman |
| Provenience: | Turkey (Country) Samsoun |
| Date Made: | 200-399 CE |
| Early Date: | 200 |
| Late Date: | 399 |
| Section: | Mediterranean |
| Materials: | Bronze |
| Iconography: | Phrygian Man Mithraic Genius |
| Height: | 4.6 cm |
| Width: | 2.4 cm |
| Depth: | 2.2 cm |
| Credit Line: | Gift of Elise Biddle (Mrs. Harald) Paumgarten, 1948, 1948 |
| Other Number: | 177 - Collector Number L-2-36 - Old Loan Number |
Description
Phrygian Man. Green patina is gritty. Complete figure except for left arm. man wears a clinging garment and phrygian cap and holds a patera in his outstretched right hand. Was sitting on a chair, the back of which is represented only by a rectangular block projecting from his back. Folds of his one-piece shirt and trousers are indicated by deep grooves.
Bibliography:
| [Book] Warden, P. G. 1997. The Hilprecht Collection of Greek, Italic, and Roman Bronzes in the University of Pennsylvania Museum.. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 34, no. 79, pl. 7 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Thesis] Moore, Charlotte B. 1969. Description and analysis of the bronze and lead objects in the Herman V. Hilprecht Collection, the University Museum of the University of Pennsylvania.. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: pp. 100-101, no. 100; p. 327, fig. 75 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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