Cast
Human Figurine
B1974
From: Iraq | Nippur
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
Object Number | B1974 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Iraq | Nippur |
Section | Near Eastern |
Materials | Terracotta | Plaster |
Iconography | Goddess? |
Description | CBS Register: Cast of terracotta relief from Nippur. Female deity (?). woman with legs curiously bent outward holding in her hands unknown object in front of her. Original in Constantinople. PBS XVI: Nude woman probably sitting with knees wide apart. The figure is unusual and resembles the nurse type studied below. The head is well placed on a short neck. The eyes are large, the eyebrows curved and meeting. The nose is rounded, the chin small, the mouth well formed. The wavy hair is tied with a turban and falls on the shoulders. Cast of an original in Constantinople. |
Credit Line | Babylonian Expedition to Nippur II, 1890 |
Other Number | PBS XVI: 37 - Other Number |
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