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Möbelbein

ca. 18th century BCE
Not on view
Dieser elfenbeinerne Sphinx ist eines von vier Beinen eines kleinen Möbelstücks. Der Körper des Sphinx' hat die Form eines Löwen und seine Spirallocken sind dem Vorbild der ägyptischen Göttin Hathor nachempfunden. Ägyptische Merkmale und Motive in der anatolischen Kunst weisen auf einen kulturellen Austausch im frühen zweiten Jahrtausend v. Chr. hin. Von diesem Möbelbein wird angenommen, dass es aus einer der Handelskolonien in Zentralanatolien stammt, die in dieser Epoche von assyrischen Händlern aus dem nördlichen Mesopotamien gegründet wurden.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titel: Möbelbein
  • Zeitraum: Zeit der altassyrischen Handelskolonie
  • Datum: ca. 1800–1700 v. Chr.
  • Geografie: Anatolien, wahrscheinlich aus Acemhöyük
  • Medium: Elfenbein (Flusspferd), Blattgold
  • Dimensionen: H: 12,7 cm
  • Anerkennung: Schenkung von George D. Pratt, 1932
  • Akzession Nr.: 32.161.46
  • Curatorial Department: Ancient West Asian Art

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