Equestrian Plaque

B2348

From: Iraq | Nippur

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number B2348
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Iraq | Nippur
Section Near Eastern
Materials Terracotta
Technique Relief
Iconography Horse | Rider
Description

CBS Register: terracotta relief, upper part broken off (man on horseback)

PBS XVI: Rider resting. His body is turned half way. His right hand is placed on the horse’s hind quarters. The rider has only a chlamys thrown over his shoulders. The horse’s back is covered with a blanket attached to straps about the neck. molded relief.

Credit Line Babylonian Expedition to Nippur I,1889
Other Number PBS XVI: 274 - Other Number

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