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Statue

Object Number:37-15-35
Current Location: Collections Storage
Provenience: Iraq
Khafaje
Archaeology Area: Mound A, Q45/4 - Nintue Temple VI
Period: Early Dynastic
Section:Near Eastern
Materials:Alabaster
Iconography:Human Figure
Height: 11.5 cm
Width: 7 cm
Depth: 5.8 cm
Credit Line:Khafaje Expedition; E. A. Speiser and Charles Bache, 1937
Other Number:KH 8-8 - Field No SF

Description

Headless standing male figure, bearded; legs and feet missing. Alabaster or white calcite. Edge of skirt chipped. Ends of girdle represented by a hanging cylinder.

Current & Past Exhibitions:

Iraq's Ancient Past: Rediscovering Ur's Royal Cemetery ( Oct 2009 - Jan 2017) View Objects in Exhibition
Biblical Timeline Exhibition (J.B. Pritchard) (1969) View Objects in Exhibition

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