id:			146146
accession number:	1971.45
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1971.45
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Priest-King or Deity, c. 1600 BC. Hittite, North Syria, early 17th Century BC. 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

title:				Priest-King or Deity
title in original language:	
series:				
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creation date:			c. 1600 BC
creation date earliest:		1605
creation date latest:		1595
current location:		102A Ancient Near East
creditline:			Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
copyright:			

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culture:	Hittite, North Syria, early 17th Century BC
technique:	basalt with bone eyes (left, ancient; right, restored)
department:	Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
collection:	Near Eastern Art
type:		Sculpture
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measurements: Overall: 87.6 cm (34 1/2 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review: 1971
	opening date:   1971-12-28T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review: 1971</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (December 28, 1971-February 6, 1972).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1971-
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wall description: 
The Hittites migrated into Anatolia in the 3rd millennium BC 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 1600–1200 BC 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.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 2
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978#page=22

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1991.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 3
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1991#page=19

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