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Honey bear licking his paw
Near Eastern, Mesopotamian, Babylonian
Kassite
16th century B.C.
Medium/Technique
Stone; mottled gray and black
Dimensions
Height: 5.4 cm (2 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Maria Antoinette Evans Fund
Accession Number30.636
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionHoney bear, seated on his haunches licking his paw. It is made of mottled gray and black stone. It is perforated with a slot. Details are incised. For the most part, the surface is smooth and polished. There are some chips on the surface.
ProvenanceBy 1930, acquired in Iran, probably by Ayoub Rabenou, Paris; 1930, sold by Rabenou, through Arthur Upham Pope (b. 1881 - d. 1969), Paris, to the MFA [see note]. (Accession Date: August 7, 1930)
NOTE: MFA accession nos. 30.544-30.637 were purchased from Arthur Upham Pope for $15,000, plus a $2250 commission. According to Pope, the majority of the group belonged to Rabenou.
NOTE: MFA accession nos. 30.544-30.637 were purchased from Arthur Upham Pope for $15,000, plus a $2250 commission. According to Pope, the majority of the group belonged to Rabenou.