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Ancient Near Eastern ArtMetalwork-Ornamentsca. 14th–13th century B.C.

Artwork Details

Title	Band
Medium	Gold
Dimensions	0.59 in. (1.5 cm)
Classification	Metalwork-Ornaments
Department	Ancient Near Eastern Art
Date	ca. 14th–13th century B.C.
Credit Line	Gift of Norbert Schimmel Trust, 1989
Object Page	View at The Met

Cultural Origin

Culture	Hittite
Period	Hittite Empire
Date Range	1400 BC – 1200 BC

Provenance

Region

Central Anatolia

Other works from the Hittite Empire period

ca. 1400–1300 B.C.Rectangular prism (?) seal engraved on six faces

ca. 14th–13th century B.C.Pin with spherical head

ca. 14th–13th century B.C.Seated goddess with a child

ca. 14th–13th century B.C.Ingot with Hittite hieroglyphs

ca. 14th–13th century B.C.Vessel terminating in the forepart of a bull

ca. 1400–1200 B.C.Double convex discoid (bulla) seal engraved on two faces

ca. 14th–13th century B.C.Seated female

Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access · Object 327402