Human Figurine

33-35-21

From: Iraq | Diqdiqqeh

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number 33-35-21
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Iraq | Diqdiqqeh
Archaeology Area Diqdiqqeh
Section Near Eastern
Materials Terracotta
Iconography Woman
Description

UE VII: Terracotta. Female figure standing, facing right; both hands raised in gesture of prayerl interceding goddess standing in profile left; she wears the mitre with a single pair of horns, ie she is a minor deity. Lama pleading before the major gods. A duplicate, U.16484, also from Digdiggah

Height 7.6 cm
Width 3.4 cm
Depth 1.3 cm
Credit Line British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1933
Other Number U.18567 - Field No SF

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