Animal Figurine

31-43-424

From: Iraq | Diqdiqqeh

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number 31-43-424
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Iraq | Diqdiqqeh
Archaeology Area Diqdiqqeh
Section Near Eastern
Materials Terracotta
Iconography Lion
Description

a god driving a lion. he sits sideways on the rump of the beast, which advances right, holding it in by a rope attached to a broad collar connected with a circular cheek-piece which almost suggests a bit

Height 9.7 cm
Width 11.6 cm
Depth 2.2 cm
Credit Line British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1931
Other Number U.17157 - Field No SF

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