Plaque Fragment
B15475
From: Iraq | Nippur
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
Object Number | B15475 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Greek |
Provenience | Iraq | Nippur |
Section | Near Eastern |
Materials | Terracotta |
Iconography | Rider | Nike? |
Description | CBS Register: clay. Greek. Bas-relief, like a stele (with sketch). Rider and Nike? PBS XVI: Greek rider arresting his horse in front of a statue of Nike (?). His chlamys floats on his back. He sits naturally. His bare limbs are beautifully modelled. The horse’s neck and body are full of action. The subject is framed between two columns decorated with leaves and supporting a triangular front. molded Relief. The red clay is baked hard. |
Credit Line | Babylonian Expedition to Nippur I-IV, 1888-1900 |
Other Number | PBS XVI: 276 - Other Number |
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