Cast
Human Figurine
B1967
From: Iraq | Nippur
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
| Object Number | B1967 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Iraq | Nippur |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Terracotta | Plaster |
| Iconography | Bel? |
| Description | CBS Register: Cast. terracotta figurine, fragment. God. Bel (?). Original in Constantinople. PBS XVI: Parthian soldier armed with the lance. He stands with crossed arms, at rest but on guard. A conical helmet with flaps, a short tunic with belt, a mantle thrown back over the shoulders, complete his outfit. His large beard is in true Persian style. Cast of an original in Constantinople. |
| Credit Line | Babylonian Expedition Fund Purchase, 1888-1891 |
| Other Number | PBS XVI: 147 - Other Number |
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