Orthostat relief: lion-hunt scene
Details
- Palette
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- Medium
- Basalt
- Dimensions
- 22 1/16 × 27 3/16 × 8 7/16 in., 434 lb. (56 × 69 × 21.5 cm)
- Origin
- Hittite
- Department
- Ancient West Asian Art
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Image provider
- metropolitan-museum-of-art
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Credit
- Rogers Fund, 1943
Art Genome Taxonomy
8 tags
Subject Matter
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Animals Both · 99%
Multiple animals are visible in the relief, and the catalog lists birds, horses, and lions among its subjects.
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Equestrian Both · 96%
Horses are visible as part of the hunting scene and are explicitly listed in the catalog subjects.
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Modes of Transportation Both · 95%
A chariot is visible in the composition and is explicitly listed among the catalog subjects.
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Narrative Both · 93%
The figures, animals, and chariot form an organized action scene; the catalog title identifies it as a lion-hunt scene.
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Human Figure Both · 94%
Human figures participate in the scene, corresponding to the catalog subject “Men.”
Medium and Techniques
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Relief Both · 99%
The work is visibly carved in raised relief on a stone slab, and the museum classifies it as Relief.
Time Periods
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Ancient Art Metadata · 98%
The catalog dates the work to approximately the 10th–9th century BCE.
Materials
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Stone Both · 99%
The object visibly consists of a substantial stone slab, and the catalog identifies the medium as basalt.
Source & rights
Unknown artist. Orthostat relief: lion-hunt scene. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.