Equestrian Plaque

B15457

From: Iraq | Nippur

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

Object Number B15457
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Iraq | Nippur
Section Near Eastern
Materials Terracotta
Iconography Cupid? | Eros? | Woman? | Bird | Bird
Description

CBS Register: Fragment of white paste bas-relief. Cupid or woman on flying bird. Greek Style

PBS XVI: Eros on the goose, with arms tied about the neck of the bird. A smile illuminates his chubby face framed in long locks of hair. The struggling goose wth bill half open and flapping wings is a pure Greek inspiration. molded plaque relief with rasied border and suspension holes. White baked clay.

Credit Line Babylonian Expedition to Nippur I-IV, 1888-1900
Other Number PBS XVI: 124 - Other Number

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