Figurine

31-43-415

Location: On Display in the Eastern Mediterranean Gallery

From: Iraq | Diqdiqqeh

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number 31-43-415
Current Location Eastern Mediterranean Gallery - On Display
Provenience Iraq | Diqdiqqeh
Archaeology Area Diqdiqqeh
Section Near Eastern
Materials Terracotta
Iconography Woman | Child
Description

Seated figure of a woman, draped, suckling an infant; on the back of the chair, on either side of her head, there is a disk (plate?) and a serpent with open jaw and fangs; the chair has two back legs of clay to make it stand upright. A second example, U.18966 (35-1-108), also comes from Digdiggah.

Height 7.5 cm
Width 4.4 cm
Depth 3.7 cm
Credit Line British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1931
Other Number U.16495a - Field No SF

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