Equestrian Figurine Fragment
B5601
From: Iraq | Nippur
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
Object Number | B5601 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Iraq | Nippur |
Section | Near Eastern |
Materials | Terracotta |
Iconography | Equestrian |
Description | CBS Register: fragment of a terracotta figurine, plaything. Rider on horseback. PBS XVI: Persian rider. Fragment of a horse and rider. Both the horse and the rider are fully hand made. The rider is almost complete, as the horse is broken off right under where the rider is seated on the back. The rider’s face is handmade and not mold-made, only showing basic facial features. |
Other Number | PBS XVI: 253 - Other Number | P261794 - CDLI Number |
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