Seated Ruler
2000–1700 BC
Maker Unknown
Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
Seated Ruler, 2000–1700 BC. North Syria, possibly the area of Ebla, 2000-1700 BC. Limestone with shell inclusions; overall: 66.7 x 38.2 x 54.6 cm (26 1/4 x 15 1/16 x 21 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund 1969.37 The remains of a beard can be seen at the neckline.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Formatted Medium
- limestone with shell inclusions
- Medium
- limestone, shell, inclusions
- Dimensions
- Overall: 66.7 x 38.2 x 54.6 cm (26 1/4 x 15 1/16 x 21 1/2 in.)
- Departments
- Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
- Accession Number
- 1969.37
- Credit Line
- Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
- Exhibitions
- Year in Review: 1969, Traditions and Revisions: Themes from the History of Sculpture, Forgotten Realms. Heirs of the Hittite Empire
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 102A Ancient Near East
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