Figurine

Plaque

B15399

From: Iraq | Nippur

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

Object Number B15399
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Iraq | Nippur
Section Near Eastern
Materials Terracotta
Iconography Deity | Worshipper | Palm Tree
Description

CBS Register: clay plaque relief. Seated god and worshiper. Vase with palm and dates bunches

PBS XVI: Worshiper or priest before an enthroned god. Between them is placed a vase shaped like an hourglass, with palm branch and bunches of dates, on which will be poured the liquid fillets of the libation. The god welcomes with the right hand. His mitre with four pair of horns, the long beard and hair tied in a knot behind, and the long dress of kaunakes are classical. His stool with rungs and a covering of three rows of kaunakes dates precisely of the third dynasty of Ur. The brick platform below the seat, also found below many shrines, belongs to the same time. There are three emblems on the background, a six-pointed star within a circle or a crescent. They represent the Moon, the Sun, and the Evening Star, or the three deities Nannar, Babbar, and Ishtar. molded relief.

Credit Line Babylonian Expedition to Nippur I-IV, 1888-1900
Other Number PBS XVI: 207 - Other Number | P269911 - CDLI Number

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