Cast

Firing Tripod

B1928

From: Iraq

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

Object Number B1928
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Iraq
Section Near Eastern
Materials Terracotta | Plaster
Description

CBS Register: Cast. Modern stilt in porcellaine (6 specimens), practically identical and form and usage with those used in ancient Babylon. Presented on March, 16, 1892 by a gentleman of the china manufactery in Trenton, NJ, where they are used in the same way as in ancient Babylonia.

Credit Line Gift made through Babylonian Expedition Fund, 1892

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