Figurine Fragment

B9450

From: Iraq | Nippur

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number B9450
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Iraq | Nippur
Period Neo-Babylonian Period
Date Made post 450 BCE
Section Near Eastern
Materials Terracotta
Iconography Lovers | Man | Woman
Description

CBS Register: terracotta figurines, fragment, 2 lovers embracing and kissing each other. c. 450 BC or later

PBS XVI: Eros and Nike - not Psyche - in loving embrace. Eros has a large crown about his curly hair, but no wings. Nike is nude. Her navel and pubes are conspicuous. The harmonious grouping, the style of head and face are purely Greek. molded and covered with a white slip.

Credit Line Gift of Hermann V. Hilprecht, Babylonian Expedition to Nippur III, 1896
Other Number PBS XVI: 126 - Other Number | P264819 - CDLI Number

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