Human Figurine
B12289
From: Iraq | Nippur
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
| Object Number | B12289 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Iraq | Nippur |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Terracotta |
| Iconography | Beltis |
| Description | CBS Register: fragment of terracotta figurine. Beltis, naked with necklace, hands on breasts, observe hair dress! Early period. PBS XVI: nude woman with hands below her breasts. Arms attached separately, pellet eyes, pinched nose, locks of hair falling on the shoulders, turban - missing - and incised necklace. |
| Credit Line | Gift of Hermann V. Hilprecht, Babylonian Expedition to Nippur IV, 1900 |
| Other Number | PBS XVI: 9 - Other Number | P267889 - CDLI Number |
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