Human Figurine

37-16-406

Location: On Display in the Middle East Galleries

From: Iraq | Tepe Gawra

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number 37-16-406
Current Location Middle East Galleries - On Display
Provenience Iraq | Tepe Gawra
Locus Northeast Base
Period Halaf Period
Section Near Eastern
Materials Terracotta
Iconography Mother Goddess
Description

Seated, holding breasts; one arm and both breasts missing. Pinched head. Eyes and hair shown in black paint; brown painted lines on upper part of body. Above the feet are small applique pellets -- anklets.

Height 8.2 cm
Width 3.5 cm
Credit Line American School Oriental Research / University Museum Expedition to Tepe Gawra, Iraq; E. A. Speiser, 1937
Other Number G6-159 - Field No SF

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