| Object Number | B1969 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Iraq | Nippur |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Terracotta | Plaster |
| Iconography | Beltis |
| Description | CBS Register: cast of a terracotta figurine from Nippur, goddess. Beltis. PBS XVI: nude woman with hands placed on her breasts. The necklace, bracelets, turban, locks of hair on the shoulders, and belt as usual. The pubes is bordered by incised lines. The legs are close together, but their division is marked by a line, and they spread into a base as if the statuette were standing. The nose is pinched, the mouth missing, the yes, arms, turban, hair and necklace are attached separately, as in all primitive hand-modelled figures. Cast of an original in Constantinople. |
| Height | 3.1 cm |
| Length | 10.5 cm |
| Width | 4 cm |
| Credit Line | Babylonian Expedition Fund Purchase, 1888-1891 |
| Other Number | PBS XVI: 22 - Other Number |
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