Figure of a Bearded Man
Name/Title
Figure of a Bearded ManEntry/Object ID
18NE10226Description
A figurine of a bearded man standing with arms bent at forty-five degree angle. Resin replica of a bronze original.Type of Sculpture
StatuetteArtwork Details
Medium
ResinContext
Early in the twentieth century the Vorderasiatisches Museum (Near Eastern Museum) in Berlin acquired this bronze statuette along with several similar objects originating from the area now known as Syria. The figure has a large head, deep eye sockets, long braided hair, and a pointed beard. Its body is roughly cylindrical, the shoulders exaggerated, and the arms are bent at a forty-five-degree angle, with the hands in front. It wears an asymmetrical tunic or skirt that is short in the front and long in the back, coming to a point behind the knees. The identity of the bearded figure is likely less important than its function as a votive object. The figure may be the portrait of either a man or a deity. Such figures would have been left at temples or other sacred sites as offerings for the gods and were intended to secure the god’s good favor.Collection
Near EastMade/Created
Date made
circa 600 BCE - circa 500 BCEPlace
Country
SyriaEthnography
Cultural Region
Country
SyriaCulture/Tribe
Near Eastern - Syrian