Plaque
B3507
Location: On Display in the Middle East Galleries
From: Iraq | Nippur
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
| Object Number | B3507 |
| Current Location | Middle East Galleries - On Display |
| Provenience | Iraq | Nippur |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Terracotta |
| Iconography | Beltis | Priest? |
| Description | CBS Register: terracotta relief. 3 fragments joined. Left upper edge broken off. Beltis leading priest or worshipper PBS XVI: Ishtar and the worshiper. She leads him by the left hand, introducing him to a higher god. His right hand is raised in sign of adoration. Ishtar, goddess of war, holds the caduceus, her emblem. Her horned mitre, tunic of kaunakes, long locks on the shoulders, bracelets and necklace become her royal figure. The worshiper is dressed after the Gudea fashion: round turban, short hair, long beard and a fringed shawl opening in front. molded relief. |
| Height | 13.7 cm |
| Length | 10.2 cm |
| Width | 2 cm |
| Credit Line | Babylonian Expedition to Nippur II, 1890 |
| Other Number | PBS XVI: 209 - Other Number |
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