Figurine

Plaque

B8956

From: Iraq | Warka

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number B8956
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Iraq | Warka
Section Near Eastern
Materials Terracotta
Iconography Woman | Infant
Description

CBS Register: terracotta figurine, woman squatting suckling her babe.

PBS XVI: nude woman suckling a baby. This new type of nurse is not standing but squatting. She supports the baby's head with her left hand and presses it to her breast. She holds his body with her right hand, while his legs are playing baby-like in the air. Below her is a cushion or low bench. molded relief. Found in Warka.

Credit Line Purchased from J. H. Haynes, 1894
Other Number PBS XVI: 46 - Other Number | P263773 - CDLI Number

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