Cast
Figurine
B1961
From: Iraq | Nippur
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
| Object Number | B1961 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Iraq | Nippur |
| Period | Parthian |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Terracotta | Plaster |
| Iconography | Human Head | Portrait? |
| Description | CBS Register: Cast. terracotta figurine. Parthian. Human head. (portrait?) Original in Constantinople. PBS XVI: Massive mask modelled by hand. Eyes, eyebrows, nose and mouth are in strong relief. Straight cut forehead and no beard as in the masks before. Cast of an original in Constantinople. |
| Credit Line | Babylonian Expedition Fund Purchase, 1888-1891 |
| Other Number | PBS XVI: 193 - Other Number |
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