Syrian or Hittite relief stele of Winged Genie with Egyptian Crown under a Winged Sun, WW2 loss

 


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Winged Genie with Egyptian Crown under a Winged Sun
Dating
10th/9th century BC.
Object type
Relief
Group of reported objects
Sculpture
Material / Technique
Basalt
Height
39.00 cm
Width
25.00 cm
Inventory number
VA 03838
Description
Sculptural work in natural stone. Framed panel depicting a four-winged man facing to the right. On the head a three-part crown, in the raised hands a bunch of ears of corn and a blossom. Volute on the back. Above the crown a winged solar disc matching the arched finish of the stone.
Provenance
Acquired by Elias Géjou, Paris, 1910; presumably lost in the turmoil of war.
Literature / Source

Anton Moortgat, Die bildende Kunst des alten Orients und die Bergvölker, Berlin 1932, S. 49‒50, 109, Taf. XXVII; Helmuth Theodor Bossert, Altsyrien, Tübingen 1951, S. 33, Abb. 484; Jutta Börker-Klähn, Altvorderasiatische Bildstelen und vergleichbare Felsreliefs, Mainz 1982, S. 243‒244, Nr. 294 (Abbildung in Umzeichnung).

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Contact
Prof. Dr. Barbara Helwing
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