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Relief with Four Archers

Neo-Assyrian (Artist)
2nd half 8th century BCE (Neo-Assyrian)
basalt
(Ancient Near East )

This black basalt orthostate is carved in low relief and depicts four archers, the front two bearded, marching to the right with bows over their left shoulders. They hold quivers on their backs and a staff in their hands (?).

The surface is pock-marked and worn.

Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.

Sale, Sotheby, London, July 12, 1971, no. 23 [as from Arslan Tash]; Walters Art Museum, 1971, by purchase.

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Syria (Place of Origin)

Measurements

H: 41 15/16 x W: 32 13/16 x Minimum D: 8 in. (106.6 x 83.3 x 20.3 cm); Maximum D: 9 in. (22.9 cm); Weight: 1000 lb. (453.6 kg)

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Museum purchase, 1971

Location in Museum

Not on view

Accession Number

In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.

21.20

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