Figurine Mold
L-29-304
Location: On Display in the Middle East Galleries
From: Iraq
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
| Object Number | L-29-304 |
| Current Location | Middle East Galleries - On Display |
| Culture | Babylonian |
| Provenience | Iraq |
| Date Made | ca. 2000-1700 BCE |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Terracotta |
| Iconography | Horse | Rider |
| Description | Original description calls this mold a "Terracotta mold for horse/rider equestrian figurine." However, it is clear that this object is a mold depicting a scene common on plaques of this date. The woman is "in upright position, slightly bent forward, occupied with a vase. Man standing behind. Both naked." Typical erotic scene in which she is drinking beer from a vase with a straw. |
| Other Number | 1929-6-328 - Philadelphia Museum of Art Number |
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