Cast

Plaque Fragment

B1966

From: Iraq | Nippur

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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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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