Cosmetic Container
Container Lid
64-11-29
Location: On Display in the Middle East Galleries
From: Iraq | Rimah
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
Object Number | 64-11-29 |
Current Location | Middle East Galleries - On Display |
Provenience | Iraq | Rimah |
Period | Rimah II |
Section | Near Eastern |
Materials | Frit |
Description | Miniature; frit, with traces of green glaze; decoration close to Mitannian glyptic forms two stags beside a palmette tree, bodies turned away from tree, but heads turned towards it. On other side a procession of four human figures wearing high caps to left; each has one arm straight at side, other held across chest; rounded base divided into five-petalled segments with dot in each; two lugs pierce vertically at rim; lid undecorated, fits exactly, pierced at each side to fit lugs of capsule. |
Credit Line | Tell al-Rimah Expedition; Theresa Howard Carter, 1964 |
Other Number | TR 10 - Field No SF |
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