Equestrian Figurine Fragment
B12249
From: Iraq | Nippur
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
| Object Number | B12249 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Iraq | Nippur |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Terracotta |
| Iconography | Horse | Rider |
| Description | CBS Register: terracotta figurine, fragment, rider on horseback PBS XVI: Rider. A fragment. The horse has eyes made of pellets. Fragment of a horse and rider. The rider is handmade; its arms hang onto the horse’s neck and its legs are slightly smoothed onto the horse’s torso. The rider is headless and shows evidence of a plaster repair being broken off at the neck. The horse’s body is restored, but its head with ears, pellet eyes, and distinct mane remain. |
| Credit Line | Gift of Hermann V. Hilprecht, Babylonian Expedition to Nippur IV, 1900 |
| Other Number | PBS XVI: 266 - Other Number | P267849 - CDLI Number |
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