Figurine

Object Number:

31-16-743

Current Location:

Collections storage

Provenience:

Iraq
Ur

Locus:

Isin-Larsa

Period:

Larsa

Section:

Near Eastern

Materials:

Terracotta
Paint

Technique:

Incised
Painted

Iconography:

Cheetah

Description:

Orange to buff terracotta figurine of a cheetah. Sitting, Legs Drawn Up on Either Side; Tail Applied, Curves up Back; Arms Missing; Tiny applied pellet eyes; Incised Nose/Mouth; Rectangular slot in head. Hollow. UE VII: Bear (?) The hollowed base and a groove in the top of the head imply that it was a decorative element in some large object

Height:

10.7cm

Width:

5.4cm

Credit Line:

Joint British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq

Other Number:

U.14454a

Field No SF

Current & Past Exhibitions:

Near East Study Room (1955 - 1982)

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