Cast
Figurine
B1965
From: Iraq | Nippur
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
Object Number | B1965 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Iraq | Nippur |
Section | Near Eastern |
Materials | Terracotta | Plaster |
Iconography | Goddess | Shrine |
Description | CBS Register: cast. Terracotta relief, goddess in her shrine. Female figure, nude, with arms folded over. PBS XVI: nude woman with hands crossed below her breasts. The figure seems hand-modelled, but the background may be the overflow of a mold. The pubes are incised, the nose pinched, the eyes mere depressions, the mouth a scratched line, Locks of hair fall on the shoulders and are tied by a fillet. The slender neck is surrounded by a double line of beads. The head inclines to the right. Cast of an original in Constantinople. |
Credit Line | Babylonian Expedition Fund Purchase, 1888-1891 |
Other Number | PBS XVI: 31 - Other Number |
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