Equestrian Figurine Fragment

B15464

From: Iraq | Nippur

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number B15464
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Parthian
Provenience Iraq | Nippur
Section Near Eastern
Materials Terracotta
Iconography Parthian Rider
Description

CBS Register: clay model. Parthian rider, beard, pointed skull, no turban, horse missing. Arms were round neck.

PBS XVI: Male figure. Same type. [hand-modelled, primitive, with club and scimitar] Smaller type. Turban, eyes, and edge of the shawl are missing

Small handmade rider with a smoothed head, described as a ‘Parthian cap’. His arms protrude forward and are broken off. The position of his legs indicate that he was likely straddling a horse. He is significantly smaller than the other horse-and-rider figures. His face is handmade with very basic facial features.

Credit Line Babylonian Expedition to Nippur I-IV, 1888-1900
Other Number PBS XVI: 182 - Other Number

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