Statue

37-15-28

Location: On Display in the Middle East Galleries

From: Iraq | Khafaje

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number 37-15-28
Current Location Middle East Galleries - On Display
Provenience Iraq | Khafaje
Archaeology Area Mound A Q45
Period Early Dynastic
Date Made 2700-2500 BCE
Section Near Eastern
Materials Alabaster | Shell | Lapis Lazuli
Technique Inlaid
Iconography Man
Description

Alabaster. Complete. On a rectangular base. Shell inlay eyes with lapis pupils. Flounced skirt. (S5).

man with inlaid shell / lapis eyes

Conus or Strombus

Height 23 cm
Credit Line Khafaje Expedition; E. A. Speiser and Charles Bache, 1937
Other Number KH 8-45 - Field No SF | 0404 - Cast Number

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