Plaque

L-29-346

Location: On Display in the Middle East Galleries

From: Iraq | Nippur

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number L-29-346
Current Location Middle East Galleries - On Display
Culture Babylonian
Provenience Iraq | Nippur
Period Sargonic
Date Made ca. 2700 BCE
Section Near Eastern
Materials Limestone
Technique Incised
Iconography Goddess | Goose | Fish | Worshippers | Animal | Offering Table
Description

Only the top left corner of a perforated plaque which was probably in two registrers: This shows the goddess Nina, seated on a goose and holding a fish in her right hand; behind her stand two worshippers, one holding a horned animal; before her is a tripod supporting an offering table.

Other Number 1929-6-286 - Philadelphia Museum of Art Number

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