Equestrian Figurine Fragment

B5601

From: Iraq | Nippur

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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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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