Votive Figure
1900.53.0153
Detailed Images
Basic Information
| Artifact Identification | Votive Figure (1900.53.0153) |
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| Classification/ Nomenclature |
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| Artist/Maker | None |
| Geographic Location |
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| Period/Date | Early Bronze Age, 3000 – 2000 |
| Culture | Anatolian, Cappadocian |
| Location | On Exhibitin the Mesopotamia exhibit |
Physical Analysis
| Dimension 1 (Length) | 21.6 cm |
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| Dimension 2 (Width) | 17.7 cm |
| Dimension 3 (Depth) | 2.2 cm |
| Weight | 902 g |
| Measuring Remarks | None |
| Materials | Stone--Alabaster |
| Manufacturing Processes | Carved |
| Munsell Color Information | Light Grayish Yellowish Brown (10 Y R 6/2) -ns |
Research Remarks
| Published Description | 11/26/2007: "Check to see if this was published in Syria, Volume 10, 1929, pp. 310-313." - Jennifer White, Registrar, 11/26/2007 |
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| Description | N/A |
| Comparanda | N/A |
| Bibliography | Contenau, G. “Idoles en Pierre provenant de l’Asia Mineure,” Syria 8(1927); 193-200. Olmstead, A. T. “Two Stone Idols from Asia Minor at the University of Illinois,” Syria 10(1929): 311-313. Özgüç, Tahsin. “Alabaster Idols and Statuettes from Kültepe,” pp. 509-515 in Between the Rivers and Over the Mountains: Archaeologica Anatolica et Mmesopotamica Alba Palmieri Dedicata. Ed. By Frangipane, et al. Rome: Università di Roma “La Sapienza,” 1993. |
Artifact History
| Archaeological Data | N/A |
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| Credit Line/Dedication | N/A |
| Reproduction | No |
| Reproduction Information | N/A |