Curator

  • Art Institute Chicago
  • Harvard art museum
  • My Exhibition
Inlay for a Composite Figure

Inlay for a Composite Figure

Syrian

This carving preserves the central part of a face with nose, mouth, and the lower edge of the eyes; the upper section of the face is broken away. The hollow eyes once held inlays. The mask-like object likely formed part of a statuette of a bearded man composed of different materials.

Marble or gypsum

Early Dynastic III period

Sculpture