Human Figurine

B17207

From: Iraq | Ur

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number B17207
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Iraq | Ur
Archaeology Area From the Larsa house site EM
Section Near Eastern
Materials Terracotta
Iconography Bearded God
Description

CBS Register: no U number terracotta plaque of a bearded god under a canopy (?)

UE VII: no U number. standing god wearing horned hat, standing in an arched recess; his hands, broken off, extend forwards embracing two long thin snake-like shafts strongly curved across the shoulders and ending in snakes' heads below the bulls' ears.

Height 7.5 cm
Width 4.8 cm
Thickness 1.4 cm
Credit Line British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1927

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