Cast
Plaque Fragment
B1966
From: Iraq | Nippur
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
Object Number | B1966 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Iraq | Nippur |
Section | Near Eastern |
Materials | Terracotta | Plaster |
Iconography | Bearded Man | Staff |
Description | CBS Register: cast. terracotta relief, from Nippur. God with his symbol. Bearded man with cap, holding (staff drawn) in his left hand. Original in Constantinople PBS XVI: War god holding the caduceus in the left, and a curved scimitar (?) in the right hand. A short shawl is thrown over his left shoulder and girded about with a belt. His arms are bare. His long beard flows back. With his round turban and short hair he could claim to be a figure of the Amorite god, Martu. molded relief. Cast of an original in Constantinople. |
Credit Line | Babylonian Expedition Fund Purchase, 1888-1891 |
Other Number | PBS XVI: 203 - Other Number |
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