Cast

Plaque

B1964

From: Iraq | Nippur

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number B1964
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Iraq | Nippur
Section Near Eastern
Materials Terracotta | Plaster
Iconography Lioness
Description

CBS Register: cast. terracotta relief, from Nippur, lioness walking. a fine piece of work, cf. No. B1877. Original in Constantinople

PBS XVI: Roaring lion – or lioness? The quick, supple and silent march of the powerful brute is well expressed. The small relief can compare with the best Assyrian work. molded plaque. Cast of an original in Constantinople.

Credit Line Babylonian Expedition Fund Purchase, 1888-1891
Other Number PBS XVI: 315 - Other Number

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