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Statue Base

Object Number:30-47-17B
Current Location: Collections Storage
Provenience: South Arabia
Section:Near Eastern
Materials:Alabaster
Height: 7.2 cm
Length: 29 cm
Width: 8.5 cm
Credit Line:Purchased from Quill Jones, 1930
Other Number:R'ES 4242 - Other Number

Description

Alabaster plinth, with a name incised, 'Abnat dat Dirrih, and formerly connected with the head 30-47-17-a by cutting open the back of the plinth. The original rectangular cut (255 x 25 x 20 mm) in the upper part of the plinth was intended for a flat stella, and was partly filled with cement.

Bibliography:

[Article] Legrain, Leon. 1944. "The Babylonian Collection of the University Museum". The University Museum Bulletin. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 10. no. 3-4. pg. 1-75 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 75View Objects related to this Actual Citation

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