Rattle

B16675

From: Iraq | Nippur

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

Object Number B16675
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Iraq | Nippur
Section Near Eastern
Materials Terracotta
Description

CBS Register: Nippur. clay rattle, drum shaped.

PBS XVI: Rattle in form of a tambourine with three small clay balls inside. The dental projections on the edge are probably an imitation of metal pieces, also found round the big drums. The cross lines of the flat surface suggest the spokes of a wheel, with metal knobs around.

Credit Line Babylonian Expedition to Nippur IV, 1900
Other Number PBS XVI: 376 - Other Number | P270162 - CDLI Number

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