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Group of Two Human Figures

Group of Two Human Figures

Syro-Hittite

Two simplified human figures with relatively large heads share a base. Both have prominent noses, large, concave eyes, and a horizontal line indicating the mouth. The genitalia identify the taller figure as a man, the smaller one as a woman. Both have flat breasts and wear what looks like a belt. The man is equipped with a baldric; his right hand is hollow and could have held a spear. The woman raises her left hand to her face and holds what may be a cup in her right hand. Two incised straps cross over her chest. The couple was likely cast in the lost-wax process, perhaps with some cold-working. The head of the man is inclined to the front. The patina is dark brown, covered with a thin, light gray-greenish layer and light brown accretions.

Arsenical copper

Bronze Age, Middle

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