Animal Figurine

Jar Stopper (uncertain)

B15503

From: Iraq | Nippur

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

Object Number B15503
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Iraq | Nippur
Section Near Eastern
Materials Terracotta
Iconography Ram Head
Description

CBS Register: clay jar stopper ornamented with ram's head.

PBS XVI: Head of a ram – or an ibex. It runs into a point and may be a bottle stopper. The eyes are round markings, and the hair on the neck is similarly represented. Modelled by hand in the round.

Credit Line Babylonian Expedition to Nippur I-IV, 1888-1900
Other Number PBS XVI: 304 - Other Number | P269915 - CDLI Number

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