Statue

37-15-31

Location: On Display in the Middle East Galleries

From: Iraq | Khafaje

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number 37-15-31
Current Location Middle East Galleries - On Display
Provenience Iraq | Khafaje
Archaeology Area Mound A, Q 45/4, shrine
Period Early Dynastic
Section Near Eastern
Materials Alabaster | Shell | Lapis Lazuli
Technique Inlaid
Iconography Man | Priest
Description

Alabaster. Full length skirt; overall leaf pattern. Ryes shell, pupils lapis, shaven head. Conus or Strombus.

Height 30 cm
Width 12.9 cm
Thickness 12.4 cm
Credit Line Khafaje Expedition; E. A. Speiser and Charles Bache, 1937
Other Number KH 8-272 - Field No SF

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