Figurine
Plaque
B15461
From: Iraq | Nippur
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
| Object Number | B15461 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Iraq | Nippur |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Terracotta | Glaze | Bitumen |
| Technique | Glazed | Inlaid |
| Iconography | Mask | Human Face |
| Description | CBS Register: Glazed pottery mask. Eyes, eyebrows inlaid with Bitumen. Eyes and nostril pierced. Two holes in ears for fixing. PBS XVI: Hollow mask of molded and glazed pottery, showing much progress over the preceding rough sketch. The face is that of a man. The forehead is high and straight. The eyes and eyebrows are hollow and were originally filled with some inlay. Black bitumen still fills a part of the eyebrows. The nose is straight, the chin round and firm. The ears are pierced to fix the mask or to attach earrings. |
| Credit Line | Babylonian Expedition to Nippur I-IV, 1888-1900 |
| Other Number | PBS XVI: 190 - Other Number |
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