Figurine

31-43-422

From: Iraq | Ur

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number 31-43-422
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Iraq | Ur
Archaeology Area BC; found at floor level in a ruined Larsa house over the SE mausoleum of Amar-Suena
Locus B.C. against SE wall of Bur-Sin's SE annex
Section Near Eastern
Materials Terracotta
Iconography Martu | Goddess
Description

the god Martu and an interceding goddess, both advancing right. The Amorite god wears a fringed shawl over the left shoulder, reaching to the knee, and holds the curved and the knobbed clubs.

Length 9 cm
Width 8.7 cm
Thickness 2.7 cm
Credit Line British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1931
Other Number U.16290 - Field No SF

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