Human Figurine
B12296
From: Iraq | Nippur
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
| Object Number | B12296 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Iraq | Nippur |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Terracotta |
| Iconography | Man | Turban |
| Description | CBS Register: terracotta figurine, man with turban. early period. PBS XVI: Male figure of a primitive type modelled by hand. Same pinched nose and pellet eyes. Pellets on a band across the chest represent the edge of an embroidered tunic or the fringes of a shawl thrown over the left shoulder. Pellets on the peaked turban imitate the tufts of a woolen material. Turban and arms were attached separately. |
| Credit Line | Gift of Hermann V. Hilprecht, Babylonian Expedition to Nippur IV, 1900 |
| Other Number | PBS XVI: 156 - Other Number | P267896 - CDLI Number |
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