Human Figurine
37-16-406
Location: On Display in the Middle East Galleries
From: Iraq | Tepe Gawra
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
| Object Number | 37-16-406 |
| Current Location | Middle East Galleries - On Display |
| Provenience | Iraq | Tepe Gawra |
| Locus | Northeast Base |
| Period | Halaf Period |
| Date Made | ca. 5500-4500 BCE |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Terracotta |
| Iconography | Mother Goddess |
| Description | Seated, holding breasts; one arm and both breasts missing. Pinched head. Eyes and hair shown in black paint; brown painted lines on upper part of body. Above the feet are small applique pellets -- anklets. |
| Height | 8.2 cm |
| Width | 3.5 cm |
| Credit Line | American School Oriental Research / University Museum Expedition to Tepe Gawra, Iraq; E. A. Speiser, 1937 |
| Other Number | G6-159 - Field No SF |
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