Human Figurine

B12296

From: Iraq | Nippur

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

Object Number B12296
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Iraq | Nippur
Section Near Eastern
Materials Terracotta
Iconography Man | Turban
Description

CBS Register: terracotta figurine, man with turban. early period.

PBS XVI: Male figure of a primitive type modelled by hand. Same pinched nose and pellet eyes. Pellets on a band across the chest represent the edge of an embroidered tunic or the fringes of a shawl thrown over the left shoulder. Pellets on the peaked turban imitate the tufts of a woolen material. Turban and arms were attached separately.

Credit Line Gift of Hermann V. Hilprecht, Babylonian Expedition to Nippur IV, 1900
Other Number PBS XVI: 156 - Other Number | P267896 - CDLI Number

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