Cast
Figurine Fragment
B1971
From: Iraq | Nippur
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
| Object Number | B1971 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Iraq | Nippur |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Terracotta | Plaster |
| Iconography | Beltis |
| Description | CBS Register: Cast. Terracotta figurine from Nippur, fragment, goddess. Torso of Beltis. Orig. in Constantinople. PBS XVI: same mature type with large hips, conspicuous pubes and navel. A necklace hangs low over the breasts. molded. Cast of an original in Constantinople. |
| Credit Line | Babylonian Expedition Fund Purchase, 1888-1891 |
| Other Number | PBS XVI: 60 - Other Number |
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