Figurine Fragment

65-24-13

From: Iraq | Rimah

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

Object Number 65-24-13
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Iraq | Rimah
Locus Site A, fill above Level 2
Section Near Eastern
Materials Terracotta
Iconography Human Head
Description

Miniature anthropomorphic head apparently broken from something (CF. TR 2311); red, well-levigated clay; elongated from front to back; nose thin and non-human convex in profile; punctations indicate nostrils; gigantic concave eye sockets, gaping mouth.

Credit Line Tell al-Rimah Expedition; Theresa Howard Carter, 1965
Other Number TR 310 - Field No SF

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