Hittite Egyptian Captive

Sculpture

Museum of Antiquities - University of Saskatchewan

Hittite Egyptian Captive

2016-00-00

Name/Title

Hittite Egyptian Captive

Entry/Object ID

07EG01114e

Description

Rectangular tile on which a figure stands facing right with the right foot forward. The left arm is down by his side with his hand in a fist. He has long hair, wears a turquoise cap, neck ornamentation and a long decorated robe with his chest exposed and wearing a patterned loin cloth.

Type of Sculpture

Other

Artwork Details

Medium

Plaster

Context

One of five floor tiles from the temple of Pharaoh Ramses III at Medinet Habu that represents the Hittite tribe.

Made/Created

Date made

1160 BCE - 1160 BCE

Time Period

Iron Age

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

Egyptian

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

20 cm

Width

5 cm

Depth

2.5 cm