Statue
Furniture Fragment
| Object Number: | 38-10-55 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: |
Middle East Galleries Currently On Display |
| Provenience: | Iraq Khafaje |
| Archaeology Area: | in altar of Long Shrine P 45/51 |
| Period: | Early Dynastic |
| Section: | Near Eastern |
| Materials: | Alabaster |
| Iconography: | Bull Human Face |
| Height: | 7 cm |
| Width: | 5 cm |
| Depth: | 11 cm |
| Credit Line: | Khafaje Expedition; E. A. Speiser and Charles Bache, 1938 |
| Other Number: | KH 9-124 - Field No SF |
Description
Alabaster. In form of a kneeling bearded bull. The rear legs are not shown, the back of the body being cut for attachment to the chair; horizontal boring through the body for a dowel; smaller boring across its width at the back. Incomplete.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Iraq's Ancient Past: Rediscovering Ur's Royal Cemetery ( Oct 2009 - Jan 2017) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Tokens to Tablets: Glimpses into 6000 Years of the History of the Ancient Near East (14 Nov 1987 - Aug 2006) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Middle East Galleries (21 Apr 2018) | View Objects in Exhibition |
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