Plaque Fragment

B15475

From: Iraq | Nippur

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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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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