The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of February 5, 2023

Stag Poletop

1400–1200 BC

Eastern Anatolia, Hittite, 15th-13th century BC

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.

Citations
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
Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1975.13