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Seated man holding a food dish
Near Eastern, Syro-Hittite
Neo-Hittite or Aramaean
10th–9th century B.C.
Medium/Technique
Andesite (gray basalt)
Dimensions
Height x width x depth: 49.4 x 23 x 23 cm (19 7/16 x 9 1/16 x 9 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Florence E. and Horace L. Mayer Fund, Marilyn M. Simpson Fund, and John H. and Ernestine A. Payne Fund
Accession Number1996.336
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionMan seated holding food dish in right hand. In Tell Halaf, in Syria, several statues of this type were found in tomb chapels associated with the burials of high-ranking individuals. Funerary reliefs depicting people seated in the same posture and holding food dishes have also been excavated in Marash in southeastern Turkey.
ProvenanceSaid to come from the collection of J. Moger, Switzerland [see note]. 1996, sold by Noele and Ronald Mele Ancient Works of Art, New York, to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 18, 1996)
NOTE: Provenance provided at the time of purchase. This may refer to the collector Johan Möger.
NOTE: Provenance provided at the time of purchase. This may refer to the collector Johan Möger.