Statue
| Object Number: | 29-20-3 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: |
Middle East Galleries Currently On Display |
| Culture: | Sumerian |
| Provenience: | Iraq Fara |
| Period: | Pre-Sargonic |
| Section: | Near Eastern |
| Materials: | Copper Mollusk Shell Stone |
| Iconography: | Goat Head |
| Height: | 22.3 cm |
| Width: | 23 cm |
| Depth: | 10 cm |
| Credit Line: | Bequest of H. V. Hilprecht and S. C. Hilprecht, 1925/1929 |
Description
Copper, with stone and shell inlay
Copper, similar to 29-20-2, but larger, kept by H.V. Hilprecht. See description in EXCAVATIONS IN ASSYRIA AND BABYLONIA, p. 539: "A better preserved, larger head of the same animal (two thirds life size)." --not illustrated.
Museum Bulletin Vol. I, No. 1, Plate VIII
#153
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Tokens to Tablets: Glimpses into 6000 Years of the History of the Ancient Near East (14 Nov 1987 - Aug 2006) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Middle East Galleries (21 Apr 2018) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Book] Olbrantz, John, and Kawami, Trudy S. 2013. Breath of Heaven, Breath of Earth: Ancient Near Eastern Art from American Collections.. University of Washington Press. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 162/47 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] Quick, Jennifer. 2004. Magnificent Objects from the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.. Philadelphia. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. ed. 1st. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 154 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Catalogue, Exhibition] Aruz, Joan. 2003. Art of the First Cities: The Third Millenium B.C. from the Mediterranean to the Indus.. New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 82 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [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: 43 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Article] Legrain, Leon. 1944. "The Jemdet-Nasr Period". The University Museum Bulletin. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 10. no. 3-4. pg. 40-43 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 43, fig. 29 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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