Figurine
B15184
Location: On Display in the Middle East Galleries
From: Iraq | Ur
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
| Object Number | B15184 |
| Current Location | Middle East Galleries - On Display |
| Provenience | Iraq | Ur |
| Archaeology Area | found E of the railway line, on the surface; Diqdiqqeh |
| Date Made | ca. 2000-1700 BCE |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Terracotta |
| Iconography | God | Twins |
| Description | CBS Register: terracotta. molded plaque. twin gods with club and scimitar. 2 posts to serve as base UE VII: The Twin Gods, two bearded gods wearing the feather crown and carrying weapons and small buckets, advance side by side. Legrain suggests that they represent the infernal gods Nergal and Mes-lam-ta-e-a. |
| Height | 9.5 cm |
| Width | 6.5 cm |
| Depth | 3.5 cm |
| Credit Line | British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1923 |
| Other Number | U.518 - Field No SF | P269740 - CDLI Number |
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