Nippur / female figurine fragment / Ceramic

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Record Details

Object Identifier: 1963.06.0018
Object Name: female figurine fragment
Lot: American Schools of Oriental Research (ASOR)
Collections: Kelsey Permanent Artifact Collections
Object Type: Figurines
Materials: Ceramic
Weight: 44g
Inscribed: 161
Full Artifact Description: Root: Fragmentary figure: hands on breasts. Head missing; heavily incised pubic triangle; wide necklace.
Subjects: Female
Verbatim Date: 2900 - 2350 BC
Verbatim Provenance: Iraq
Verbatim Site: Nippur
Countermark: 161
Exhibition Title: Pedestal 05 - Nude Goddesses
Exhibition Curator: Root, Margaret Cool
Exhibition Year: 2009
Type Category: 30

Technical Details

Collection: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection
Record: 1963.06.0018
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-1963.06.0018/dscn3178.jpg

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Full citation: "Nippur; female figurine fragment; Ceramic." In the digital collection Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-1963.06.0018/dscn3178.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 13, 2024.