Male Figure of Spike Type
| Artist | |
| Name | Unknown |
| Basic Info | |
| Alternative Title | Male Figure |
| Period | Hittite Empire period |
| Created in | Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Anatolia |
| Century | 2nd millennium BCE |
| Culture | Syro-Hittite |
| Dimensions | 8.4 x 3.9 cm (3 5/16 x 1 9/16 in.) |
| Harvard Museum | |
| Department | Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics |
| Division | Asian and Mediterranean Art |
| Contact | am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu |
Context
This statuette of rudimentary cruciform shape has a spike-shaped body. The left hand is slightly expanded at the end, perhaps representing a fist. The body is otherwise featureless. The head is oval and narrows into a point. There is a large pellet-shaped nose and what appears to be a horizontal groove representing a mouth just above the chin. Slight oval projections at the sides of the head represent ears. There may be a partial perforation in the right ear. This crude spike-bodied figure with its large head clearly belongs to the large number of similar figures produced in costal Levantine workshops as votive statuettes during the Late Bronze Age. David G. Mitten
TechnicalDetails
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Louise M. and George E. Bates