The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of May 10, 2024

Stag Poletop

Stag Poletop

1400–1200 BCE
bronze, solid cast
Overall: 13.8 x 7.9 x 9.2 cm (5 7/16 x 3 1/8 x 3 5/8 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1975.13
Location: 102A Ancient Near East

Description

The stag was sacred to the Hittite god of the countryside.
  • Lee, Sherman E. “The Year in Review for 1975.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 63, no. 2 (February 1976): 31–71. Reproduced: p. 34; Mentioned: p. 65, no. 6 www.jstor.org
    Kozloff, Arielle P. “A Bronze Menagerie.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 63, no. 3 (March 1976): 75–88. Mentioned and reproduced: p. 74-75, fig. 1-2 www.jstor.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1991. Reproduced: p. 5 archive.org
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