Hunter Attacking a Giant

Object Name
Category
Sculptures
Date
1985
Medium
mottled dark green-grey stone, antler, grey stone, bone, sinew
Credit Line
Gift of Samuel and Esther Sarick, Toronto, 2001
Object Number
2001/352
Location
AGO, Gallery 106 Walker Court, Floor, Vitrine

Dimensions

Hunter (includes bow in hand): 24.9 × 21.1 × 15.2 cm (9 13/16 × 8 5/16 × 6 in.)
Giant: 70 × 52 × 30 cm, 200 lb. (27 9/16 × 20 1/2 × 11 13/16 in., 90.7 kg)
Spirit (?) figure: 19 × 11 × 48 cm (7 1/2 × 4 5/16 × 18 7/8 in.)
Giant's spear: 1.5 × 32.5 cm (9/16 × 12 13/16 in.)
Giant's club: 1 × 12.5 cm (3/8 × 4 15/16 in.)
Hunter's arrow: 0.7 × 14.5 cm (1/4 × 5 11/16 in.)

Description

2 figures: Hunter and Giant

Signature, Inscriptions, and Markings

Signature
Signed on base, proper left knee: syllabic (Ullulaq)
Inscription
Inscribed on base, proper left knee: circle, syllabic signature (Ullulaq)

Subjects

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