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Figurine

Object Number:B9050
Current Location: Collections Storage
Provenience: Cyprus
Section:Near Eastern
Materials:Terracotta
Iconography:Human Head
Credit Line:Babylonian Expedition to Nippur II, 1890
Other Number:PBS XVI: 194 - Other Number

Description

CBS Register: Cyprus. Head of a terracotta figurine.

PBS XVI: Massive mask molded. Eyes, eyebrows, lips and ears are carefully designed. The nose is short. A placid smile moves the fat cheeks. A veil or cap confines the temple.

Bibliography:

[Book] Legrain, Leon. 1930. Terra-Cottas from Nippur.. Philadelphia. University of Pennsylvania Press. ed. Publications of the Babylonian Section. Vol. XVI. pg. 1-52, 445 plates Actual CitationView Objects related to this Actual Citation

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