Cast

Plaque

B9475

From: Iraq | Nippur

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number B9475
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Iraq | Nippur
Section Near Eastern
Materials Terracotta | Plaster
Iconography Ibex | Tree
Description

CBS Register: cast. terracotta plaque: 2 ibexes rampant under tree. Original in Constantinople.

PBS XVI: Ibexes rampant on each side of a mythical tree of life which grows on a mountain. The heraldic group is found early on Elamite painted pottery and also in Assyria, Asia Minor, the Greek islands and at Mycenae. molded plaque relief. Cast of an original in Constantinople.

Credit Line Babylonian Expedition to Nippur II, 1890
Other Number PBS XVI: 223 - Other Number | P264841 - CDLI Number

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