Cast
Figurine
Plaque
B4925
From: Iraq | Nippur
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
Object Number | B4925 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Iraq | Nippur |
Section | Near Eastern |
Materials | Terracotta | Plaster |
Iconography | Eabani |
Description | CBS Register: fragment of a terracotta relief on plaque. Eabani holding emblem (sketched) with both hands. PBS XVI: Enkidu holds a standard. The disc with central knob on a huge post may be a solar emblem, a colossal club, or even a door post. The bull’s ears, the mitre with four pairs of horns, the plaited beard, the long braids of hair, and the threefold belt are in the classical Gudea style. molded relief. |
Credit Line | Babylonian Expedition to Nippur III, 1896 |
Other Number | PBS XVI: 205 - Other Number | P261121 - CDLI Number |
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