Equestrian Figurine Fragment

B15478

From: Iraq | Nippur

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number B15478
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Parthian
Provenience Iraq | Nippur
Section Near Eastern
Materials Terracotta
Iconography Horse
Description

CBS Register: clay statuette. Parthian rider. only the body of the horse

PBS XVI: Chariot-Strappings about the head of the horse. Chariot: B15493; Wheel: B2525; Wheel: B2441; Horse: B15478; Horse: B16670

Fragment of a horse and rider. The rider is fully missing, but his imprint on the horse remains. The horse's head and legs (but for the proper front left) are restored; the restored head also features an intricate harness.

Credit Line Babylonian Expedition to Nippur I-IV, 1888-1900
Other Number PBS XVI: 242 - Other Number

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