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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