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Appliqué, perhaps for a pommel

Period:
Hittite Empire
Date:
ca. 14th–13th century B.C.
Geography:
Central Anatolia
Culture:
Hittite
Medium:
Gold
Dimensions:
0.79 x 2.52 x 2.76 in. (2.01 x 6.4 x 7.01 cm)
Classification:
Metalwork
Credit Line:
Gift of Norbert Schimmel, 1985
Accession Number:
1985.263

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 403

  • Provenance

    Acquired by the Museum in 1985, gift of Norbert Schimmel.

  • Exhibition History

    “Ancient Art: Gifts from the Norbert Schimmel Collection to the Metropolitan Museum of Art”, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, June 4, 1991–September 15, 1991.

  • References

    Annual Report of the Trustees of The Metropolitan Museum of Art 116 (July 1, 1985 - June 30, 1986), p. 16.

    Muscarella, Oscar W. 1992. "Appliqué." The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin 49 (4), Ancient Art: Gifts from the Norbert Schimmel Collection (Spring, 1992), no. 10, p. 54.

    Emre, Kutlu and Aykut Çinaroglu. 1993. “A Group of Metal Hittite Vessels from Kinik-Kastamonu.” In Aspects of Art and Iconography: Anatolia and its Neighbors. Studies in Honor of Nimet Özgüç, edited by Machteld J. Mellink, Edith Porada, and Tahsin Özgüç. Ankara: Türk Tarih Kurumu Basimevi, p. 703.

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