Figurine

48-2-267

From: North Syria

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 48-2-267
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Iberian
Provenience North Syria
Section Mediterranean
Materials Bronze
Iconography Human
Description

Dark brown patina. Shaft of the figure has broken, revealing an iron core. The head is covered by a helmet which flares out at the back below the shoulder line. Eyes, set under heavy grooved brows, are hollowed to receive inlay. Mouth is deeply gashed line. There are holes in both the large ears and at the level between the "torso" and the shaft.

Height 11.3 cm
Width 4.4 cm
Depth 2.6 cm
Credit Line Gift of Elise Biddle (Mrs. Harald) Paumgarten, 1948, 1948
Other Number 89 - Collector Number | L-2-169 - Old Loan Number

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