Figurine
31-43-421
Location: On Display in the Middle East Galleries
From: Iraq | Diqdiqqeh
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
Object Number | 31-43-421 |
Current Location | Middle East Galleries - On Display |
Provenience | Iraq | Diqdiqqeh |
Archaeology Area | Diqdiqqeh |
Date Made | ca. 2000-1595 BCE |
Section | Near Eastern |
Materials | Terracotta |
Iconography | Goose | Goddess | Vase |
Description | Goose Goddess with Vase UE VII: Chair-back (?) a goddess with a horned mitre and flounced skirt standing in profile left and holding against her breast a jar out of which come four streams of water, two falling on either side of her body, two (in which swim fish) rising arch-like over two swans; above are the sun disk and stars |
Height | 7.6 cm |
Width | 7 cm |
Depth | 2.2 cm |
Credit Line | British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1931 |
Other Number | U.16965 - Field No SF |
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