Equestrian Figurine
B8999
From: Iraq | Babylon (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
| Object Number | B8999 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Iraq | Babylon (uncertain) |
| Period | Parthian Period |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Terracotta |
| Description | CBS Register: Terracotta releif, upper part wanting. Parthian. Rider with sword on horseback. PBS XVI: Parthian rider armed with a sword. The horse gallops with forelegs on high in full action. The rider sits naturally with hands low and the legs well balanced following the action. The horse’s body is massive and well modelled. A line of ground suggests a pedestal below a statue. molded bas relief. |
| Credit Line | Babylonian Expedition to Nippur II, 1890 |
| Other Number | PBS XVI: 272 - Other Number | P263816 - CDLI Number |
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