Cast
Figurine Fragment
B1953
From: Iraq | Nippur
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
| Object Number | B1953 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Iraq | Nippur |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Terracotta | Plaster |
| Iconography | Woman | Musician | Tambourine |
| Description | CBS Register: cast. terracotta figurine, fragment, from Nippur. Female musician playing tambourine. Original in Constantinople PBS XVI: Tympanon player dressed after the Greek fashion with chiton and himation. The last, made of crinkly material, has large folds indicated by wavy lines. One angle is thrown over the left shoulder. The nude right hand is busy drumming. Cast of an original in Constantinople. |
| Credit Line | Babylonian Expedition Fund Purchase, 1888-1891 |
| Other Number | PBS XVI: 86 - Other Number |
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