Animal Figurine

32-20-350

From: Iraq | Billa

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number 32-20-350
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Middle Assyrian
Provenience Iraq | Billa
Locus S 6, level II
Period Billa II
Date Made 1250-1000 BCE
Section Near Eastern
Materials Terracotta
Iconography Duck? | Snail?
Description

Buff terra-cotta figuring modelled in the shape of a snail [but originally catalogued as a duck]? Applied pellet eyes, mouth/beak broken away, head broken off at neck and repaired. Short flat tail. Hollow, hole punched through back.

Height 6.8 cm
Length 8.5 cm
Width 5.5 cm
Credit Line American School Oriental Research / University Museum Expedition toTell Billa, Iraq; E. A. Speiser, 1932
Other Number 2801 - Field No SF

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