{
"data": {
"id": 146146,
"accession_number": "1971.45",
"share_license_status": "CC0",
"tombstone": "Priest-King or Deity, c. 1600 BCE. Hittite, North Syria. Basalt with bone eyes (left, ancient; right, restored); overall: 87.6 cm (34 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1971.45",
"current_location": "102A Ancient Near East",
"title": "Priest-King or Deity",
"creation_date": "c. 1600 BCE",
"creation_date_earliest": -1605,
"creation_date_latest": -1595,
"artists_tags": [],
"culture": [
"Hittite, North Syria"
],
"technique": "basalt with bone eyes (left, ancient; right, restored)",
"support_materials": [],
"department": "Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art",
"collection": "Near Eastern Art",
"type": "Sculpture",
"measurements": "Overall: 87.6 cm (34 1/2 in.)",
"dimensions": {
"overall": {
"height": 0.876
}
},
"state_of_the_work": null,
"edition_of_the_work": null,
"copyright": null,
"inscriptions": [],
"exhibitions": {
"current": [
{
"id": 301427,
"title": "Year in Review: 1971",
"description": "Year in Review: 1971. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 28, 1971-February 6, 1972).",
"opening_date": "1971-12-28T05:00:00"
}
],
"legacy": []
},
"provenance": [
{
"description": "Mrs. Maguerite Mallon, Sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art",
"citations": [],
"footnotes": null,
"date": "?-1971",
"sortorder": 1
},
{
"description": "The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH",
"citations": [],
"footnotes": null,
"date": "1971-",
"sortorder": 2
}
],
"find_spot": null,
"related_works": [],
"former_accession_numbers": [],
"did_you_know": "The left eye of the sculpture is the original bone inlay while the right eye is a modern restoration done after the piece was damaged.",
"description": "The Hittites migrated into Anatolia in the 3rd millennium BCE and spoke an Indo-European language, a group that includes Greek, Latin, Persian, Sanskrit, English, and most modern European languages. They were the first ancient people to use iron for weapons. From about 1600\u20131200 BCE their empire was at its peak, extending from central Anatolia to Syria, and south along the eastern Mediterranean. Their vast empire and interest in commerce enabled the Hittites to spread Mesopotamian ideas and culture throughout the ancient Mediterranean world. This large basalt sculpture is exceptionally rare in depicting a Hittite god or priest-king wearing a horned conical crown, false beard, and long robe. He holds a bowl in his right hand and once held something in his left, perhaps a staff or sword.",
"external_resources": {
"wikidata": [
"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60753154"
],
"internet_archive": [
"https://archive.org/details/clevelandart-1971.45-priest-king-or-deity"
]
},
"citations": [
{
"citation": "Kozloff, Arielle P. \"A Hittite Priest-King Figure.\" The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 59, no. 2 (1972): 56-62.",
"page_number": "pp. 56-62",
"url": "https://www.jstor.org/stable/25152417"
},
{
"citation": "Gazette Des Beaux Arts vol. 79, no. 227 (February 1972).",
"page_number": "p. 66, fig. 227",
"url": null
},
{
"citation": "Spaeth, Eloise. American Art Museums: An Introduction to Looking. New York: Harper & Row, 1975.",
"page_number": "p. 339",
"url": null
},
{
"citation": "The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.",
"page_number": "Reproduced: p. 2",
"url": "https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n22"
},
{
"citation": "Spycket, Agne\u0300s. La statuaire du Proche-Orient ancien. Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1981.",
"page_number": "p. 266, note 187",
"url": null
},
{
"citation": "Merhav, Rivka, \"The Stele of the 'Serpent Goddess' from Ell beit Mirsim and the Plaque from Shechem Reconsidered,\" The Israel Museum Journal vol. 4 (Spring 1985).",
"page_number": "pp. 29-30, pl. V, 1A, aB",
"url": null
},
{
"citation": "The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1991.",
"page_number": "Reproduced: p. 3",
"url": "https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1991/page/n19"
},
{
"citation": "Cleveland Museum of Art. Interpretations: Sixty-Five Works from the Cleveland Museum of Art. 1991.",
"page_number": "no. 1",
"url": null
},
{
"citation": "Cleveland Museum of Art. The CMA Companion: A Guide to the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2014.",
"page_number": "Mentioned and reproduced: P. 68",
"url": ""
}
],
"url": "https://clevelandart.org/art/1971.45",
"images": {
"annotation": null,
"web": {
"url": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1971.45/1971.45_web.jpg",
"width": "361",
"height": "893",
"filesize": "146131",
"filename": "1971.45_web.jpg"
},
"print": {
"url": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1971.45/1971.45_print.jpg",
"width": "1374",
"height": "3400",
"filesize": "1994759",
"filename": "1971.45_print.jpg"
},
"full": {
"url": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1971.45/1971.45_full.tif",
"width": "2828",
"height": "7000",
"filesize": "59407152",
"filename": "1971.45_full.tif"
}
},
"alternate_images": [
{
"date_created": "2004-04-26T20:12:36",
"annotation": "",
"web": {
"url": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/alternate/1971.45/1971.45_alt0_web.jpg",
"width": "595",
"height": "893",
"filesize": "401471"
},
"print": {
"url": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/alternate/1971.45/1971.45_alt0_print.jpg",
"width": "2266",
"height": "3400",
"filesize": "4658562"
},
"full": {
"url": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/alternate/1971.45/1971.45_alt0_full.tif",
"width": "3333",
"height": "5000",
"filesize": "50016740"
}
},
{
"date_created": "2004-04-26T20:11:27",
"annotation": "",
"web": {
"url": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/alternate/1971.45/1971.45_alt1_web.jpg",
"width": "1263",
"height": "842",
"filesize": "752941"
},
"print": {
"url": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/alternate/1971.45/1971.45_alt1_print.jpg",
"width": "3400",
"height": "2266",
"filesize": "4297954"
},
"full": {
"url": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/alternate/1971.45/1971.45_alt1_full.tif",
"width": "5000",
"height": "3333",
"filesize": "50016392"
}
},
{
"date_created": "2004-04-26T20:10:21",
"annotation": "",
"web": {
"url": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/alternate/1971.45/1971.45_alt2_web.jpg",
"width": "595",
"height": "893",
"filesize": "376993"
},
"print": {
"url": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/alternate/1971.45/1971.45_alt2_print.jpg",
"width": "2266",
"height": "3400",
"filesize": "4747963"
},
"full": {
"url": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/alternate/1971.45/1971.45_alt2_full.tif",
"width": "3333",
"height": "5000",
"filesize": "50015880"
}
},
{
"date_created": "2004-04-26T20:09:12",
"annotation": "",
"web": {
"url": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/alternate/1971.45/1971.45_alt3_web.jpg",
"width": "595",
"height": "893",
"filesize": "183474"
},
"print": {
"url": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/alternate/1971.45/1971.45_alt3_print.jpg",
"width": "2266",
"height": "3400",
"filesize": "2570174"
},
"full": {
"url": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/alternate/1971.45/1971.45_alt3_full.tif",
"width": "3333",
"height": "5000",
"filesize": "50014024"
}
},
{
"date_created": "2004-04-26T20:08:01",
"annotation": "",
"web": {
"url": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/alternate/1971.45/1971.45_alt4_web.jpg",
"width": "595",
"height": "893",
"filesize": "373282"
},
"print": {
"url": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/alternate/1971.45/1971.45_alt4_print.jpg",
"width": "2266",
"height": "3400",
"filesize": "4767897"
},
"full": {
"url": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/alternate/1971.45/1971.45_alt4_full.tif",
"width": "3333",
"height": "5000",
"filesize": "50016160"
}
},
{
"date_created": "2004-04-26T20:06:47",
"annotation": "",
"web": {
"url": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/alternate/1971.45/1971.45_alt5_web.jpg",
"width": "595",
"height": "893",
"filesize": "448609"
},
"print": {
"url": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/alternate/1971.45/1971.45_alt5_print.jpg",
"width": "2266",
"height": "3400",
"filesize": "5405111"
},
"full": {
"url": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/alternate/1971.45/1971.45_alt5_full.tif",
"width": "3333",
"height": "5000",
"filesize": "50016564"
}
},
{
"date_created": "2004-04-26T20:05:32",
"annotation": "",
"web": {
"url": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/alternate/1971.45/1971.45_alt6_web.jpg",
"width": "595",
"height": "893",
"filesize": "186558"
},
"print": {
"url": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/alternate/1971.45/1971.45_alt6_print.jpg",
"width": "2266",
"height": "3400",
"filesize": "2695984"
},
"full": {
"url": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/alternate/1971.45/1971.45_alt6_full.tif",
"width": "3333",
"height": "5000",
"filesize": "50014004"
}
},
{
"date_created": "2004-04-26T20:04:23",
"annotation": "",
"web": {
"url": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/alternate/1971.45/1971.45_alt7_web.jpg",
"width": "595",
"height": "893",
"filesize": "193231"
},
"print": {
"url": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/alternate/1971.45/1971.45_alt7_print.jpg",
"width": "2266",
"height": "3400",
"filesize": "2736617"
},
"full": {
"url": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/alternate/1971.45/1971.45_alt7_full.tif",
"width": "3333",
"height": "5000",
"filesize": "50014020"
}
},
{
"date_created": "2004-04-26T19:49:14",
"annotation": "",
"web": {
"url": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/alternate/1971.45/1971.45_alt8_web.jpg",
"width": "595",
"height": "893",
"filesize": "331570"
},
"print": {
"url": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/alternate/1971.45/1971.45_alt8_print.jpg",
"width": "2266",
"height": "3400",
"filesize": "762371"
},
"full": {
"url": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/alternate/1971.45/1971.45_alt8_full.tif",
"width": "3333",
"height": "5000",
"filesize": "50014072"
}
},
{
"date_created": "2004-04-26T19:49:14",
"annotation": "",
"web": {
"url": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/alternate/1971.45/1971.45_alt9_web.jpg",
"width": "595",
"height": "893",
"filesize": "190079"
},
"print": {
"url": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/alternate/1971.45/1971.45_alt9_print.jpg",
"width": "2266",
"height": "3400",
"filesize": "2728678"
},
"full": {
"url": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/alternate/1971.45/1971.45_alt9_full.tif",
"width": "2266",
"height": "3400",
"filesize": "2668562"
}
},
{
"date_created": "2004-04-26T19:49:14",
"annotation": "",
"web": {
"url": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/alternate/1971.45/1971.45_alt10_web.jpg",
"width": "596",
"height": "893",
"filesize": "184234"
},
"print": {
"url": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/alternate/1971.45/1971.45_alt10_print.jpg",
"width": "683",
"height": "1024",
"filesize": "248962"
},
"full": {
"url": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/alternate/1971.45/1971.45_alt10_full.tif",
"width": "683",
"height": "1024",
"filesize": "248727"
}
},
{
"annotation": "",
"web": {
"url": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/alternate/1971.45/1971.45_alt11_web.jpg",
"width": "100",
"height": "150",
"filesize": "2894"
},
"print": {
"url": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/alternate/1971.45/1971.45_alt11_print.jpg",
"width": "100",
"height": "150",
"filesize": "2895"
},
"full": {
"url": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/alternate/1971.45/1971.45_alt11_full.tif",
"width": "100",
"height": "150",
"filesize": "2901"
}
},
{
"annotation": "",
"web": {
"url": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/alternate/1971.45/1971.45_alt12_web.jpg",
"width": "595",
"height": "893",
"filesize": "197638"
},
"print": {
"url": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/alternate/1971.45/1971.45_alt12_print.jpg",
"width": "595",
"height": "893",
"filesize": "194525"
},
"full": {
"url": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/alternate/1971.45/1971.45_alt12_full.tif",
"width": "595",
"height": "893",
"filesize": "189106"
}
},
{
"date_created": "2004-04-26T19:45:40",
"annotation": "",
"web": {
"url": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/alternate/1971.45/1971.45_alt13_web.jpg",
"width": "595",
"height": "893",
"filesize": "325414"
},
"print": {
"url": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/alternate/1971.45/1971.45_alt13_print.jpg",
"width": "2266",
"height": "3400",
"filesize": "4059564"
},
"full": {
"url": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/alternate/1971.45/1971.45_alt13_full.tif",
"width": "3333",
"height": "5000",
"filesize": "50015688"
}
},
{
"date_created": "2004-04-26T19:44:30",
"annotation": "",
"web": {
"url": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/alternate/1971.45/1971.45_alt14_web.jpg",
"width": "595",
"height": "893",
"filesize": "315606"
},
"print": {
"url": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/alternate/1971.45/1971.45_alt14_print.jpg",
"width": "2266",
"height": "3400",
"filesize": "3594400"
},
"full": {
"url": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/alternate/1971.45/1971.45_alt14_full.tif",
"width": "3333",
"height": "5000",
"filesize": "50016156"
}
},
{
"date_created": "2004-04-26T19:43:03",
"annotation": "",
"web": {
"url": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/alternate/1971.45/1971.45_alt15_web.jpg",
"width": "595",
"height": "893",
"filesize": "308906"
},
"print": {
"url": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/alternate/1971.45/1971.45_alt15_print.jpg",
"width": "2266",
"height": "3400",
"filesize": "3600366"
},
"full": {
"url": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/alternate/1971.45/1971.45_alt15_full.tif",
"width": "3333",
"height": "5000",
"filesize": "50015800"
}
},
{
"date_created": "2004-04-26T19:41:51",
"annotation": "",
"web": {
"url": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/alternate/1971.45/1971.45_alt16_web.jpg",
"width": "595",
"height": "893",
"filesize": "277703"
},
"print": {
"url": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/alternate/1971.45/1971.45_alt16_print.jpg",
"width": "2266",
"height": "3400",
"filesize": "3690608"
},
"full": {
"url": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/alternate/1971.45/1971.45_alt16_full.tif",
"width": "3333",
"height": "5000",
"filesize": "50014872"
}
},
{
"date_created": "2004-04-26T19:40:42",
"annotation": "",
"web": {
"url": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/alternate/1971.45/1971.45_alt17_web.jpg",
"width": "595",
"height": "893",
"filesize": "332155"
},
"print": {
"url": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/alternate/1971.45/1971.45_alt17_print.jpg",
"width": "2266",
"height": "3400",
"filesize": "4188125"
},
"full": {
"url": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/alternate/1971.45/1971.45_alt17_full.tif",
"width": "3333",
"height": "5000",
"filesize": "50015316"
}
},
{
"date_created": "2004-04-26T19:39:23",
"annotation": "",
"web": {
"url": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/alternate/1971.45/1971.45_alt18_web.jpg",
"width": "819",
"height": "893",
"filesize": "426670"
},
"print": {
"url": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/alternate/1971.45/1971.45_alt18_print.jpg",
"width": "3120",
"height": "3400",
"filesize": "5121632"
},
"full": {
"url": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/alternate/1971.45/1971.45_alt18_full.tif",
"width": "4096",
"height": "4464",
"filesize": "54875028"
}
},
{
"date_created": "2004-04-26T19:37:30",
"annotation": "",
"web": {
"url": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/alternate/1971.45/1971.45_alt19_web.jpg",
"width": "595",
"height": "893",
"filesize": "257192"
},
"print": {
"url": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/alternate/1971.45/1971.45_alt19_print.jpg",
"width": "2266",
"height": "3400",
"filesize": "3276423"
},
"full": {
"url": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/alternate/1971.45/1971.45_alt19_full.tif",
"width": "3333",
"height": "5000",
"filesize": "50014960"
}
}
],
"creditline": "Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund",
"image_credit": null,
"sketchfab_id": "2f8f0eccc39842da81a78b3b0a142ee6",
"sketchfab_url": "https://sketchfab.com/models/2f8f0eccc39842da81a78b3b0a142ee6",
"gallery_donor_text": "Barbara S. Robinson Gallery",
"athena_id": 146146,
"creators": [],
"legal_status": "accessioned",
"accession_date": "1971-05-13T00:00:00",
"sortable_date": -1605,
"date_added_to_oa": null,
"date_text": "c. 1600 BCE",
"collapse_artists": false,
"on_loan": false,
"recently_acquired": false,
"record_type": "object",
"conservation_statement": null,
"has_conservation_images": false,
"cover_accession_number": null,
"is_nazi_era_provenance": false,
"impression": null,
"alternate_titles": [],
"is_highlight": true,
"updated_at": "2026-04-07 22:02:46.526000"
}
}