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Seated Ruler, 2000-1700 BC (limestone with shell inclusions)

Seated Ruler, 2000-1700 BC (limestone with shell inclusions)
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Seated Ruler, 2000-1700 BC (limestone with shell inclusions)

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Syrian / Syrian

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Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA

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limestone with shell inclusions

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66.7x38.2x54.6 wt:468 lbs cms

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Four thousand years ago northern Syria was a crossroads of peoples and cultures, meeting through trade and military conflict. This statue of a portly man sitting on a low throne combines Assyrian and Amorite stylistic influences. It was possibly found at Ebla, where some scholars believe the biblical Abraham visited as he traveled from Chaldea to Canaan around 2000 bc. Such a large carved stone image suggests a local ruler or high official. The head was removed, probably in an act of ritual defilement, since decapitation was believed to cancel the object’s supernatural presence.

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