Equestrian Figurine Fragment

B2872

From: Iraq | Nippur

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number B2872
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Iraq | Nippur
Section Near Eastern
Materials Terracotta
Iconography Horse Head | Rider
Description

CBS Register: head of terracotta horse (and rider, traces of arms preserved)

PBS XVI: Horse’s head.

Fragment of a horse and rider. The head, mane, and a portion of the neck of the horse remains, along with traces of the hands of the rider. The figurine is slightly redder in color than other equestrian figurines.

Credit Line Babylonian Expedition to Nippur I,1889
Other Number PBS XVI: 262 - Other Number

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